Decay of Lying
by Oscar Wilde
Title:
Decay of Lying
Author:
Oscar Wilde
Series (if any):
Penguin Great Ideas
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
144 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241472453
EAN:
9780241472453
Publication Date:
24/09/2020
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
210
Dimensions (mm):
111 x 179 x 12
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£6.59
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Description
''Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life''The two works brought together here, ''The Decay of Lying'' and ''The Critic as Artist'', are Oscar Wilde''s wittiest and most profound writings on aesthetics, in which he proposes that criticism is the highest form of creation and that lying, the telling of a beautiful untruth, is the ultimate aim of art.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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