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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Lady Windermere's Fan ~~ Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan is quite clever, quite witty, but at it's heart is a comedy in the vein of The Importance of Being Ernest. And while all is resolved in a neat package by the end of Act IV, it is not as satisfying most of Wilde's work. Lady Windermere's Fan is a social comedy, as is most of Wilde's work. It looks at the social norms, expectations and mannerisms of the time. And whi ...more
Lady Windermere's Fan ~~ Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan is quite clever, quite witty, but at it's heart is a comedy in the vein of The Importance of Being Ernest. And while all is resolved in a neat package by the end of Act IV, it is not as satisfying most of Wilde's work. Lady Windermere's Fan is a social comedy, as is most of Wilde's work. It looks at the social norms, expectations and mannerisms of the time. And whi ...more
Oscar Wilde at his peak. The quips and bon mots are non stop.
Added bonus that this is his work which contains the phrase "We are all of us in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars". I first heard that as a 13 year old when listening to The Pretenders song Message of Love and loved it, that phrase really stood out to me. When I learned it was from Oscar Wilde, it motivated me to read The Picture of Dorian Grey.
Some of the many brilliant witticisms from the play:
I can resist everythi ...more
Added bonus that this is his work which contains the phrase "We are all of us in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars". I first heard that as a 13 year old when listening to The Pretenders song Message of Love and loved it, that phrase really stood out to me. When I learned it was from Oscar Wilde, it motivated me to read The Picture of Dorian Grey.
Some of the many brilliant witticisms from the play:
I can resist everythi ...more
Predictable and I just never find the supposed humour in his plays. Except here it had the Agatha thing.
