The Portrait of Mr W.H. / Книга на Английском; Alma Books, 2018
507 грн.
- Издатель: Alma Books
- ISBN: 9781847497512
EAN: 978-1-84749-751-2
- Книги: Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке
- ID: 13843342
Описание
During a conversation about literary forgeries, Erskine tells his young guest that he has received - as a legacy from a friend, the Cambridge scholar Cyril Graham - what is purported to be an Elizabethan portrait. The painting depicts a beautiful young man in late-sixteenth-century costume, whom Graham claimed to be Willie Hughes, a boy-actor serving in Shakespeare's company. This prompts Erskine's guest to delve deeper into the mystery surrounding the real identity of the dedicatee and the inspiration of Shakespeare's Sonnets, with unforeseen consequences.
Far from being a dry exposition of a literary theory, The Portrait of Mr W.H. - which the author himself described as one of his "early masterpieces" - is an engaging and entertaining narrative exploring the intricate facets of trust and betrayal, historical truth and fiction, written with Wilde's trademark dialogical sharpness and stylistic perfection.
Характеристики (14)
Параметр | Значение |
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Автор(ы) | Wilde Oscar |
Год издания | 2018 |
Издатель | Alma Books |
Серия | Evergreens |
ISBN | 9781847497512 |
Обложка | мягкая обложка |
Кол-во страниц | 118 |
Издательство | Alma Books |
Тип обложки | мягкая |
Количество страниц | 118 |
Возрастное ограничение | 16+ |
Вес | 0.13 |
Жанр | проза на иностранном языке |
Количество книг | 1 |
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