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The Decay of Lying: and Other Essays

By Oscar Wilde

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Year
2010
ISBN
0141958359, 9780141958354
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2525809 bytes)
Edition
ebook
Pages
336\0
Time added
2018-09-12 19:14:50

Description

InThe Decay of LyingOscar Wilde uses his decadent ideology in an attempt to reverse and therefore reject his audiences' 'normal' conceptualizations of nature, art and morality. Wilde's views of life and art are illustrated through the use of Platonic dialogue where the character Vivian takes on the persona of Wilde. Wilde's goal is to subvert the norm by reversing its values. Wilde suggests to us that society is wrong, not him. Calling on diverse examples – from Ancient Greek sculpture to contemporary paintings – Oscar Wilde’s brilliant essay creates a witty, paradoxical world in which the only Art worth loving is that built on complete untruths.

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