An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present," and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past."

Una casa de granadas es un libro de cuentos de hadas publicado en 1892 por Oscar Wilde. Fue instituido como la continuacion del libro de cuentos El Principe Feliz y otros cuentos (1888). Wilde dijo una vez que esta coleccion no fue planeada ni para los ninos britanicos ni para el publico britanico. Los cuentos incluidos en esta coleccion son: El joven rey El cumpleanos de la Infanta El pescador y su alma El nino estrella"

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Remarkable Rocket." It is most famous for its title story, "The Happy Prince."

This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency." This work is a letter which sorts out his life, and his love toward Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde wrote this as a farewell letter to Douglas.

"The Canterville Ghost" is a parody featuring a dramatic spirit named Sir Simon and the United States minister (ambassador) to the Court of St. James's, Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted country house. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the house, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted it ever since he killed his wife, Eleonore, three centuries before. But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville's warnings. When the Otises learn that the house is indeed haunted, they...

Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, published in 1893. As in some of his other comedies, Wilde satirizes the morals of Victorian society, and attitudes between the sexes. The action centres around a fan given to Lady Windermere as a present by her husband, and the ball held that evening to celebrate her 21st birthday.

El encarcelamiento de Wilde en el penal de Reading tuvo lugar tras ser condenado por actos homosexuales en 1895 y sentenciado a dos anos de trabajos forzados. Durante su periodo de encarcelamiento, concretamente el sabado 7 de julio de 1896, tuvo lugar un ahorcamiento. Se trataba de Charles Thomas Wooldridge, que habia sido un soldado de la Guardia Real de Caballeria. Este hombre habia sido encarcelado por matar, cortando la garganta a su esposa2 solo un ano antes en Clewer, localidad cercana a Windsor. Tan solo tenia 30 anos cuando fue ejecutado. Esta ejecucion impacto de forma especial a...

"La obra de arte debe dominar al espectador y no el espectador a la obra de arte. El espectador debe ser receptivo. Debe ser el violin con el que ejecutara el maestro. Cuanto mas absolutamente suprima sus necias opiniones, sus tontos prejuicios y sus absurdas ideas sobre lo que debiera o no ser el Arte, mejor comprendera y apreciara la obra de arte en cuestion." Oscar Wilde aboga por el desarrollo tecnologico que permita a los seres humanos trabajar menos tiempo y poder cultivar la personalidad. Un ejemplo frecuente de Wilde es la actitud estetica y la libertad individual en el artista, que...

Antes que El retrato de Dorian Gray, Wilde escribio los cuentos que componen El Principe Feliz y otros cuentos y los completo con los de La casa de las granadas. Sorprende como un autor que prescindia de la moral en beneficio del arte pudo escribir estos cuentos sentimentales y con moraleja. En otras manos habria sido un material peligroso; en las suyas, los cuentos sentimentales se hacen conmovedores, y las fabulas morales se convierten en poemas liricos de insospechada belleza."

Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance?