The Importance of Being Earnest-行业好书-社会科学-太极之巅书单号

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest.

As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.

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我弹琴并不准确，要弹得准确，谁都会。可是我弹得表情十足。就弹琴而言，我的长处在感情。至于技巧嘛，我用来对付生活。

——引自第2页

Algernon:Ireallydon'tseeanythingromanticinproposing.Itisveryromantictobeinlove.Butthereisnothingromanticaboutadefiniteproposal.Why,onemaybeaccepted.Oneusuallyis,Ibelieve.Thentheexcitementisallover.Theveryessenceofromanceisuncertainty.IfeverIgetmarried,I'llcertainlytrytoforgetthefact.

——引自第5页