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Salome; a Play (Hardcover)
Oscar Wilde, Alfred Bruce Douglas, Aubrey Beardsley
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R798
Discovery Miles 7 980
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Volpone
Robert Baldwin Ross, Aubrey Beardsley, Vincent O'Sullivan
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R876
Discovery Miles 8 760
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Keynotes (Hardcover)
Aubrey Beardsley George Egerton
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R843
Discovery Miles 8 430
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An essential collection of chivalric romance, swordplay, wizardry
and brutal feats of courage, Malory's 15th century Morte d'Arthur
is one of the world's greatest pieces of myth-making, with most
gothic and modern fantasy finding its roots in this splendid mix of
history, magic and literature. This selected edition features all
the best stories and many of Aubrey Beardsley's classic
illustrations.
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Salome (Paperback)
Oscar Wilde; Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley
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R219
Discovery Miles 2 190
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Salome, the haunting one-act tragedy that marks Wilde's first great
success in the theatre, retells the Biblical story in which the
stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas demands the head of John
the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward for her dancing for her
stepfather's amusement. Written in 1891, and prepared for its first
run in 1892, rehearsals of Salome had to be cancelled when the play
was banned by the Lord Chamberlain due to its depiction of
religious characters. Undaunted, Wilde moved on to the drawing-room
and society comedies he is today best known for, wowing London
audiences with Lady Windermere's Fan and A Woman of No Importance,
and it was only in 1894 that Salome saw the light of day in an
English translation, with a series of specially commissioned
illustrations by the up-and-coming Aubrey Beardsley.
'To critics who said that the full-lipped so-called 'Beardsley
mouth', which adorned many of his women, was 'inexpressive and
ugly', the artist countered, 'Well, let them criticise. It's my
mouth and not theirs. I like big mouths. People like the little
mouth - the "Dolly Varden" mouth, if that describes it better. A
big mouth is the sign of character and strength. Look at Ellen
Terry with her great, strong mouth. In fact, I haven't any patience
with small-mouthed people.' 'The popular idea of a picture is
something told in oil or writ in water to be hung on a room's wall
or in a picture gallery to perplex an artless public.' 'To my mind,
there is nothing so depressing as a Gothic cathedral. I hate to
have the sun shut out by the saints.' 'What a nice ample creature
George Sand is: like a wonderful old cow with all her calves.' And
other witty, urbane insights on life, art, and culture, illustrated
with selected drawings from his Grotesques series.
Lord Alfred Douglas' translation of Wilde's great play (originally written in French), with all well-known Beardsley illustrations, including suppressed plates. The best edition. 28 Beardsley illustrations; introduction by Robert Ross.
Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure--"The Quest for the Round Table, " "The First Quest of Sir Lancelot, " "How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot, " and so forth--part of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does in Le Morte D'Arthur, but in a way less intimidating to young readers. (All Ages)
Rich selection of 170 boldly executed black-and-white illustrations ranging from illustrations for Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Balzac's La Comedie Humaine to magazine cover designs, book plates, title-page ornaments for books, silhouettes and delightful mini-portraits of major composers.
One of America's most purchased and beloved books. An excellent
gift for people of any age, full of wisdom and simple poetry,
addressing twenty seven topics of our daily lives. Elegant paper
back edition, enhanced by drawings of the renowned Aubrey
Beardsley. An evergreen bestseller.
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