The miniature book "Oscar Wilde. The paradoxes of the aesthete"
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There are few people in the history of the world who would be so selflessly devoted to their ideals, so different from the views of their contemporaries, and so fearlessly preached them not only on paper and in salons, but in everything and everywhere. He did not live long, but his whole life was a declaration of that incredible love for beauty, for art, for life itself, which filled his heart. He was called the "father of aphorism and the illusion of paradox," the "apologist of beauty," the "conqueror of spiritual heights," the "king of life," but his most famous and perhaps most accurate title was the one that he appropriated to himself- "Prince of Paradox." His words, his actions, and his works were paradoxical: himself, Oscar Wilde. From a young age, he wanted to be original, special, exceptional. Having opened a new fashion to his compatriots - aesthetic dandyism, he himself became the "new" to which society inevitably begins to reach out against all traditions, even if he hides behind condemnation. He lectured in America and France, was acquainted with Verlaine and Hugo, dined with duchesses and gave advice to lords about art collections and palace decoration, presenting them with the gift of what they desired most: originality, wit and outrage. Then he began to write, putting his own life into literary form. And, as if from a cornucopia, "The Canterville Ghost", "The Crime of Lord Arthur Savile", "The Sphinx without a Riddle", tales of the Selfish Giant, the Nightingale and the Rose, the Happy Prince fell on the shelves: finally, the novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray", which became the pinnacle of Wilde's work and at the same time overflowed the cup of patience of the Puritanical England. But noisy indignation and angry accusations were met with a mocking rebuff by the proud author, who suppressed them with another brilliant phrase: "Please do me the favor to provide this book of Eternity, to which it belongs." Wilde had no idea how to write plays, but it was them ("Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Perfect Husband", "How important it is to be serious" :) they brought him stunning success, long-awaited freedom and money. Paradoxically, this is Wilde, who elevated the paradox to the rank of art and lifestyle, bringing it to a state of the highest, almost divine absurdity. The only paradox beyond his control turned out to be the paradox of his own essence. He was too special a man, too exceptional an artist, one of those who cannot bear the mundane. But the finale of those who so stubbornly, so blatantly do not fit into the framework of time and this routine is almost always tragic. The life he reigned over eventually broke his "king": "Prince Paradox" left, mercilessly condemned by those who had recently applauded him. However, he left a unique paradoxical wisdom to the world, enclosed in elegant intricacies of words: Performances based on his plays gather full halls again, books sell out in huge circulations, and countless aphorisms, unmistakably recognizable in their paradoxical nature, pop up in memory along with memories of their amazing author.
The circulation is 999 numbered copies. Each book has a unique number and a personal stamp of the master.
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Materials:handmade leather binding, paper.
Number of pages:214 pages.
Format:53x76 mm.
Sizes: 6 × 2 × 8 cm.
Weight: 0.06 kg.