Coffee with Oscar Wilde - Hardcover

Holland, Merlin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184483512X ISBN 13: 9781844835126

Publisher: Duncan Baird Pub, 2007

Synopsis

The most illustrious men and women of the past would have much to teach us if only, by some miracle of time travel, we could borrow an hour or so of their time - and get them to tell us just what it was that really mattered to them, what really made a difference in their lives, and what their strongest beliefs were. So you've always wondered what it would be like to meet Oscar Wilde? Well, now you can - enjoy his wit, admire his achievements on page and stage, and be moved by his poignant vulnerability. The imaginative and exciting new "Coffee With..." series from DBP enables us to do just that. A relaxed chat with Ernest Hemingway, Marilyn Monroe, or Plato, turns out to be highly informative and highly enjoyable...and we can even ask questions. If only all great men and women were so generous with their time! This hardback book has 143 pages and measures: 14 x 11.5 x 1.5cm.

About this title

Product Description:

Oscar Wilde’s own grandson, with the help of actor and author Simon Callow?who has performed Wilde’s work on stage?capture the essence of this wittiest of all playwrights. Set in Paris, where he fled after the scandalous trial that revealed his homosexuality, Wilde chats about language, his mother (an esteemed Irish folklorist), transforming his life into a work of art (?My great tragedy is that I put my genius into my life?and only my talent into my work”), his time in prison, his concept of morality, and why he thinks ?in life, style, not sincerity, is the essential.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Duncan Baird Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 184483512X
• ISBN 13: 9781844835126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 143