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Tag Archives: Oscar Wilde
Why Fiction Terrifies People
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Beloved, Ben Jonson, Better Living through Literature, book bans, Christopher Marlowe, Dangerous Fictions, Harold Bloom, Hesiod, Homer, Iliad, Lyta Gold, Odyssey, Picture of Dorian Gray, Plato, Toni Morrison, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Trump’s VP? Lady Bracknell Knows
How will Trump pick his V-P? As Lady Bracknell picks suitors for her daughter in “Importance of Being Earnest.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2025 Plan, America's oligarchs, Donald Trump, Importance of Being Earnest, vice-president selection Comments closed
GOP Operatives as Dorian Gray
Cynicism marks many of those who have sold their souls to Trump, making “Dorian Gray” a good lens through which to view them.
The Very Model of a Modern Russian General
Tweeters have been busy finding literary allusions to capture the incompetence of Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Gilbert and Sullivan, Importance of Being Earnest, Leo Tolstoy, Pirates of Penzance, Ukraine invasion, War and Peace, William S. Gilbert Comments closed
I, Only I, Must Wander Wearily
While Easter is often celebrated through elaborate rituals, this Wilde poem reminds us not to forget its true meaning.
Come Down, O Christ, and Reach Thy Hand
In Wilde’s poem “E Tenebris,” the speaker feels unable to reach up to God.
Will Trump Pay? Literature Is Unsure
Will Trump escape all accountability? Literature weighs in.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Beggar's Opera, Bertolt Brecht, Candide, Dante, Donald Trump, Henry Fielding, impeachment hearings, Importance of Being Earnest, Inferno, John Gay, Threepenny Opera, Tom Jones, Voltaire Comments closed
Does a Mask Tell Us More than a Face?
Oscar Wilde once wrote that a mask tells us more than a face. Does this apply to coronavirus masks?
“The Farewell’s” Oscar Wilde Ending
The film “Farewell” has a surprise ending that reminds me of a funny scene from “Importance of Being Earnest.”
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