I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation: And Other Quotations from Oscar Wilde
| PUBLISHER | Columbia University Press (02/20/1997) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don't interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty, one of Oscar Wilde's characters says. Another remarks, I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Before Wilde himself was brought down in one of the most sensational scandals of his time, he was sought after for his flamboyant personality, his scintillating conversation and his sophisticated wit.
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ISBN-13:
9780231104562
ISBN-10:
0231104561
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
5.84 x 0.80 x 8.70 inches
Weight:
0.89 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Dust Cover
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Quotations
Reference | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey Decimal:
828.809
Library of Congress Control Number:
96-31894
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I Can Resist Everything Except Temptations includes over 1,000 of Oscar Wilde's most pointed comments--from witty paradoxes to moving remarks on the human condition. Even the reader new to Wilde will find many of his sayings familiar.
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I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don't interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty, one of Oscar Wilde's characters says. Another remarks, I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Before Wilde himself was brought down in one of the most sensational scandals of his time, he was sought after for his flamboyant personality, his scintillating conversation and his sophisticated wit.
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Editor:
Beckson, Karl
Karl Beckson received his Ph.D. from Columbia and is Professor of English at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Among the many works to his credit, he has edited "Great Theories in Literary Criticism" and is the author of "Henry Harland: His Life and Work" and "Arthur Symons: A Life". He has also written a variety of articles on such figures as Wilde, Joyce, Yeats, Aubrey Beardsley, and Arthur Symon.
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