Oscar Wilde
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English
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Jack Worthington is an upstanding gentleman in Victorian society. He just has one secret-he tells everyone that he has a brother named Earnest, when, in reality, Earnest is his alter ego. This allows him a certain duality; he can go out and party as Earnest, but have a sterling reputation as Jack. However, he must merge the two when Jack discovers that his lover, Gwendolyn, will only marry a man named Earnest. Meanwhile, Algernon, a family friend,...
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Britain's most popular nineteenth century playwright Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854. He dabbled in several different forms of writing, as is exemplified in his best known work, the novel entitled "The Picture of Dorian Gray." He also wrote in the form of short fiction stories, like "The Canterville Ghost." In this tale, a family of proud Americans come into possession of a historic English mansion. However, the mansion is haunted by murderous...
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English
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Oscar Wilde's play Salome is a twist on the execution of John the Baptist, fuelled by motives of lust and slaughter. Wilde's interpretation is deeply rooted in the Biblical story of Salome's dance to please Herod and her mother's plea for John the Baptist's head. Wilde's twist on the biblical story focuses on the personality of Salome and the hypersexual implications.
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660 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Español
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Wilde es un fabulador fascinante, que posee el don de contar y de envolver al lector en sus atrayentes redes verbales. Su capacidad de invencion era prodigiosa, muy especialmente en los cuentos, que siempre los concibio como un genero con grandes posibilidades artisticas. En este volumen se recogen todos los textos de Wilde que hoy clasificamos como de caracter narrativo: Poemas en prosa, El principe feliz y otros cuentos, Una casa de granadas, El...
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G. Schirmer's collection of opera librettos volume ed. 2585
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v, 14, 14 pages ; 27 cm.
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English
16) The happy prince
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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A beautiful, golden, jewel-studded statue and a little swallow give all they have to help the poor.
17) Salome
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Deutsch
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An operatic setting of the biblical story of the princess Salome and the events that led to the death of John the Baptist.
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1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for...
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Strange, unexplained occurrences in an old English manor are turning the Otis family's dream vacation into a nightmare. One night, they acturally meet the long dead Sir Simon de Canterville -- and discover just how cowardly a ghost can be!"--Container.
20) Salome
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2 audio discs (approximately 102 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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Deutsch