Résultats de "Oscar Wilde" dans Toutes les catégories

Durch die Erpressungsversuche von Mrs. Cheveley geraten berufliche Karriere und eheliches Glück von Sir Robert Chiltern in Gefahr. Die Intervention eines Freundes kann das Unglück abwenden. Chiltern kann seine Ehe retten und wird in die Regierung berufen.

In die Hand geschrieben. Lord Savile ist entsetzt: Als ihm der Chiromant Mr. Podgers die Zukunft aus der Hand liest, sieht er voraus, dass er einen Mord begehen wird. Damit nimmt eine Kriminalgroteske ihren Anfang: Lord Savile setzt nun alles daran, noch rechtzeitig vor seiner geplanten Hochzeit ein angemessenes Opfer und die einem Gentleman gemäße Methode zu finden. Eher schmerzloses Gift oder doch lieber ein Bombenanschlag?

In this brilliant satire, Oscar Wilde targets the English aristocracy. Lord Arthur's life is thrown into turmoil with the dire prophecy that he will commit murder. His forthcoming marriage postponed, he sets about finding his victim.....This classic story is read for you by Garard Green, who has worked extensively for the BBC and voiced more than 900 films and documentaries.

Testament artistique d'Oscar Wilde, "La ballade de la geôle de Reading" est un poème réquisitoire contre la peine de mort et les horreurs de la vie carcérale. Mais c'est surtout une ode à la compassion et à l'humanité. En décrivant les derniers jours d'un condamné à mort, Wilde nous fait toucher l'essence de notre humanité, Il fixe la "petite tente de ciel bleu", la paix possible qui suit même les plus grandes tourmentes ; il aborde les grands mystères de la vie : l'amour, la mort et la rédemption.

Oscar Wilde's wit and meaning is at its best in this ghost story, considered by many the best ever written. Wilde's dialogue lends himself to narration because of his quick wit and delivery. Here he presents a traditional English ghost that Americans refuse to accept, but both parties finally work together to end the controversy. One of the great short stories of all time.

The twists and turns in a bizarre story of attempted murder, a charming tale of virtue rewarded and the study of a man condemned to die are told by Mr. Wilde with verve and compassion.

Meet artist Rosemary Hall and follow her inevitable downfall brought by her lust for the famous Dorian Gray - a tale both familiar and new in this brilliant erotic mash-up of one of the world’s most beloved novels. With a mix of old fashioned Victorian debauchery and erotic 21st-century lust this cleverly sexed-up classic will leave you wanting more!

Hoch über der Stadt, auf einer schmalen Säule stand die Statue des glücklichen Prinzen. Er war über und über mit feinem Blattgold besetzt...

Eine Sammlung ungekürzter Lesungen aus Oscar Wildes Werken: Das Gespenst von Canterville, Der glückliche Prinz, Der selbstsüchtige Riese, Die Nachtigall und die Rose und andere...

All human foibles can be found in these classic short stories. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page.

Oscar Wildes classic short story read by Frank Pettingell.

A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love. Stories by famous writers including Katherine Mansfield and Oscar Wilde.

"A House of Pomegranates" (1891) is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection for "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."

A handsome young man, Dorian Gray, wishes that his portrait would age rather than himself. The wish is fulfilled and Dorian pursues hedonistic pleasures. After each of his questionable immoral activities, he finds his portrait continues to become increasingly ugly. Finally, after many years, Dorian stabs the image out of guilt, and the result is that he dies as an old man while the portrait reverts to the original image of the handsome young man.

In this comedy of manners, Mrs. Erlynne is suspected of having an affair with Lady Windermere's husband. A misplaced fan causes further complications!

Five fables: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", "The Remarkable Rocket". Each illustrates a moral, contrasting fake with real, selfishness with unselfishness, though Wilde wrote "I like to fancy that there may be many meanings in the tale". First published in 1888.

A nightingale, seeing the sorrow of a student who has no red rose to give to his love, stains a white rose crimson with her own blood.

En la historia de Dorian Gray, que gracias a que tiene un retrato que envejece por el puede dedicarse a las mayores depravaciones y vicios, sin que lo afecten, es un personaje universal, cuyas aventuras hasta su tragico final, se consideran entre las obras maestras de la literatura inglesa.

Dorian Gray, giovane e bellissimo dandy della società londinese del diciannovesimo secolo, plagiato e iniziato dall'amico esteta Lord Henry, esprime, contemplando un proprio ritratto, il desiderio di poter rimanere sempre giovane e bello. Per un terribile sortilegio è il dipinto a portare i segni dell'età che avanza e della decadenza umana e morale ...

One of Oscar Wilde's best-loved short stories, which includes romance, love, and murder. The discussion of murder is light-hearted and witty, in typical Wilde fashion. A must listen for fans of the author.