Aphorisms

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Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was one of the late Victorian Era’s most prolific, as well as notorious public figures, his successes obtained as a playwright, essayist, poet, novelist and short story writer throughout the 1880s and 1890s having taken London and the world by storm particularly with his accomplishments as a playwright and his works The Importance of Being Ernest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Also known for his understanding of art and his brilliant and oftentimes witty epigrams, Wilde remains to this day one of the most popular authors in English literature.

Oscar Wilde’s Aphorisms are collected from some of the writer’s most impressive and famous discussions on virtually every topic under the sky. Whether it came to social standards, art, literature, relations between men and women or philosophy, you could count on the young Irish playwright to present his rhetoric in a short, sharp and usually humorous manner.

The aphorisms themselves reflect Wilde’s views and beliefs, being quite startling in their clarity and brilliance. You can read about his many remarks on the remarkable qualities and often hidden abilities of women, his definitions of art in terms of individualism and his ironic statements on the paradoxical ways in which women and men draw together in unlikely relationships that are based on a forced acceptance and sympathy toward each other’s negative traits.

Without exaggerating, one could compare these quotes to a modern form of rhetoric and show how the wisdom contained in the aphorisms can compare with that of ancient freethinkers and poets who have long discovered some of the truths expressed by Wilde.

Whether you are a fan of the great poet and playwright, or you’re just interested in the essence of his beliefs, wisdom or boundless humor, you will find Oscar Wilde’s Aphorisms to be not only a worthwhile read, but also an addictive and satisfying experience.
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