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This collection of short prose by Oscar Wilde is a delight to read and here we gain insights into his observations and opinions on manners, dress, fashion, and Americans.I got a kick out of his reflection of American girls:
“Nothing is more amusing than to watch two American girls greeting each other . . . They are like children with their shrill staccato cries of wonder, their odd little exclamations. Their conversation sounds like a series of exploding crackers; they are exquisitely incoherent and use a sort of primitive, emotional language. After five minutes they are left beautifully breathless and look at each other half in amusement and half in affection.”
We can see, at least by my own observations, not much has changed since he wrote this.
Wilde contends that “[w]ickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others,” and “[i]f one tells the truth one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.”
Indeed.
On fashion, he proclamations that “[o]ne should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.” Moreover, “[f]ew garments are so absolutely unbecoming as a belted tunic that reaches to the knees, a fact which I wish some of our Rosalinds would consider when they don doublet and hose; indeed, to the disregard of this artistic principle is due the ugliness, the want of proportion, in the Bloomer costume, a costume which in other respects is sensible.”
On the whole, this is a wonderful collection of prose that I greatly enjoyed and got a kick out of, too. It is well worth picking up and reading from time to time. Wilde never disappoints me. He makes logical sense and not only is he clear and succinct in his writings, he proves that not much changes, except the date on the calendar and the names of people.
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Shorter Prose Pieces edition by Oscar Wilde Reference eBooks Reviews
Tough read but worth it.
This collection of short prose by Oscar Wilde is a delight to read and here we gain insights into his observations and opinions on manners, dress, fashion, and Americans.
I got a kick out of his reflection of American girls
“Nothing is more amusing than to watch two American girls greeting each other . . . They are like children with their shrill staccato cries of wonder, their odd little exclamations. Their conversation sounds like a series of exploding crackers; they are exquisitely incoherent and use a sort of primitive, emotional language. After five minutes they are left beautifully breathless and look at each other half in amusement and half in affection.”
We can see, at least by my own observations, not much has changed since he wrote this.
Wilde contends that “[w]ickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others,” and “[i]f one tells the truth one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.”
Indeed.
On fashion, he proclamations that “[o]ne should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.” Moreover, “[f]ew garments are so absolutely unbecoming as a belted tunic that reaches to the knees, a fact which I wish some of our Rosalinds would consider when they don doublet and hose; indeed, to the disregard of this artistic principle is due the ugliness, the want of proportion, in the Bloomer costume, a costume which in other respects is sensible.”
On the whole, this is a wonderful collection of prose that I greatly enjoyed and got a kick out of, too. It is well worth picking up and reading from time to time. Wilde never disappoints me. He makes logical sense and not only is he clear and succinct in his writings, he proves that not much changes, except the date on the calendar and the names of people.
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