12.2012

I didn't like this one so well. The attitude of everyoneo towards women was frankly horrible.

Quotes

LORD DARLINGTON.　 What cynics you fellows are!

CECIL GRAHAM.　 What is a cynic?　 [Sitting on the back of the sofa.]

LORD DARLINGTON.　 A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

CECIL GRAHAM.　 And a sentimentalist, my ( Read more... )

20.04.2012

Comments:
Need to read the whole thing ASAP.

The thing with real genius is that often you forget is there, it seems effortless… I found The Picture of Dorian Gray a total bore, while I love The Importance of Being Ernest to bits. I had never read any non-fiction by Wilde but you get a lot of it in the dialogues his fictional characters have ( Read more... )

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

First Read: 09/2007. Listened. Abridged edition, BBC drama.

Notes: I started this book in Spanish (I know, convenience makes for horrible things...) back in 2006, but there was unbearable "Frankestein" and later others, like George Elliot, which i did not read but had to read and since guilt is often ( Read more... )

"The importance of being Ernest" by Oscar Wilde.

Fist Read: 04-2006.
Second read: 2012.

Notes: Funniest thing ever who said Englishmen had no sense of humor? This is the reason people adore Oscar Wilde.

QUOTES>

Algernon. I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing.  It is very romantic to be in love.  But there is nothing romantic ( Read more... )

 "El fantasma de Canterville" de Oscar Wilde

Primera lectura: 2001

Segunda lectura: 2004  (for school)

author: oscar wilde, cuento/short-story, *author: male, @leído en castellano, literatura inglesa/english literature, 2001, 2004, book-2004, read2, @read in english

 "El Principe Feliz y otros cuentos" de Oscar Wilde

Notas: incluye "El ruiseñor y la rosa", la verdad es que Wilde tratando de ser trágico me pone los pelos de punta...

Primera lectura: 1999.

author: oscar wilde, cuento/short-story, *author: male, 1999 o antes,  @leído en castellano