Dover Thrift Editions: Plays: An Ideal Husband (Paperback)

from jonfaith

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.Nietzsche with a buttonhole. This is a mercenary world of ennui and style. There must be a phenomenological link? Wilde notes Wealth is the new object of worship. The interior logic of the play is a bit neat for my tast...

from fist

Less absurd than for instance The Importance of Being Earnest, this play nevertheless manages to accumulate an impressive number of Wildean bon mots, whilst at the same time providing food for thought on human imperfection, power and hubris, and the necessary illusions that sustain romantic relat...

from gmillar

Another great use of the English language of the times and a great portrayal of the humor and lifestyle of the times, although I suspect the lifestyle has received some literary licence in it's presentation. I don't feel that the story is as well crafted as "The Importance of Being Earnest" but i...

from sumirenumber1

Lord Robert Chiltern is a good and honest man,he is Literal An Ideal Husband.But he conflicts between the love to his wife and the mistake he made when he was young.This book is famous for its play. I chose this book because I like Oscar Wilde's works.The difference of the idea of love of a woman...

from jonfaith

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.Nietzsche with a buttonhole. This is a mercenary world of ennui and style. There must be a phenomenological link? Wilde notes Wealth is the new object of worship. The interior logic of the play is a bit neat for my tast...