Penulis : David Pritchard
Penerbit : Geddess & Grosset (2001)
Tebal : 188 halaman
Kategori : non fiksi, biografi
Jenis kover : hard cover
Kondisi : bekas, baik
Harga : Rp. 38.000
Berat : 240 gram
Bahasa : Inggris
SINOPSIS
The Dublin born dramatist, essayist, poet and novelist, Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900), was as unconventional as he was brilliant. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and at Magdalen College, Oxford, displaying an outstanding mind, a sharp wit and a contempt for conformity. He became an advocate of the doctrine of art for art’s sake and courted controversy with his flamboyant and decadent public image.
His works are imbued by his aesthetic, symbolist philosophy as well as wit, pathos and wordplay, perhaps best exemplified by his play The Importance of Being Earnest and his essay, ‘The Decay of Lying’.
His ambiguous sexuality and dandyish appearance attracted attention but sometimes this was hostile. His conviction and imprisonment for homosexuality was the beginning of a slow physical decline which eventually brought about his death in 1900. Wilde left behind him a remarkable body of work and the enduring memory of an exceptionally charismatic and talented man.
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