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Oscar Wilde was the master of the studied insult. His jabs at hypocrisy, pretense and boring conventionality still have a penetrating power. His snubs and put-downs became the talk of his time, no less by his targets than by Wilde himself. This illustrated collection features over 750 of his biting comments.
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The Importance of Being a Wit, Oscar Wilde
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- The Importance of Being a Wit
- Subtitle
- The Insults of Oscar Wilde
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Oscar Wilde
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 168
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Humor, Literary Studies, British Literature, Quotes and proverbs, English Humor
- Description
- Oscar Wilde was the master of the studied insult. His jabs at hypocrisy, pretense and boring conventionality still have a penetrating power. His snubs and put-downs became the talk of his time, no less by his targets than by Wilde himself. This illustrated collection features over 750 of his biting comments.