Oscar Wilde is remembered for Dorian Gray and the drawing-room comedies, yet his tales and prose poems hold the whole artist: compassionate, satirical, mystical and unsparing. A guided tour from The Happy Prince to The House of Judgment, with the aphorisms and what they mean for readers today.
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Short story by Virginia Woolf, The Lady in the Looking-Glass, translated into Italian, La signora allo specchio. Continue reading The Lady in the Looking-glass, by Virginia Woolf 🖋🟢🔵
Oscar Wilde, celebrated for his wit and aesthetic sensibility, is best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray and his brilliant plays, yet his Poems in Prose reveal a deeper, more contemplative facet of his artistry. Written in the 1890s, these short, symbolist-inflected parables blend biblical cadence with allegorical sharpness, exploring themes of beauty, morality, compassion, and judgment. Though less known than his epigrams or … Continue reading The House of Judgement, by Oscar Wilde 🌿🖋📖
“The String Quartet”, short story by Virginia Woolf, from her collection “Monday or Tuesday”, presented in the original version in English and translated in Italian and Spanish by Enzo Martinelli. Continue reading The String Quartet, by Virginia Woolf 🖋🟢🎻
Oscar Wilde, celebrated for his wit and aesthetic sensibility, is best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray and his brilliant plays, yet his Poems in Prose reveal a deeper, more contemplative facet of his artistry. Written in the 1890s, these short, symbolist-inflected parables blend biblical cadence with allegorical sharpness, exploring themes of beauty, morality, compassion, and judgment. Though less known than his epigrams or … Continue reading The Artist, by Oscar Wilde 🌿🖋📖
