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Lady Windermere's Fan Lesson Plan
35,318 words, approx. 118 pages
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| Name: |
Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde | | Birth Date: |
October 16, 1854 | | Death Date: |
November 30, 1900 | | Place of Birth: |
Dublin, Ireland | | Place of Death: |
Paris, France | | Nationality: |
British | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, dramatist, poet |
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 Biography of Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
795 words, approx. 2.7 pages
 The British author Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was part of the "art for art's sake" movement in English literature at the end of the 19th century. He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, I... summary from source:
 Biography of Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Willis) Wilde
11412 words, approx. 38 pages
 Oscar Wilde as man and artist is a study of extremes and contradictions. He approached life empirically, as Walter Pater had taught him at Oxford, but the pupil determined to pursue sensation beyond art into life. Wilde insisted that the two greatest art... summary from source:
Biography of Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
9914 words, approx. 33 pages
] Together with George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde transformed British drama in the late nineteenth century by expressing a new, "modern" sensibility. By the mid nineteenth century, the British theater, though rich in various theatrical forms, such as vers...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Lady Windermere’s Fan Information
1,862 words, approx. 6 pages
Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the St. James Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893. Like many of Wilde's comedies, it is a biting satire on the...
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 The Washington Post 'Lady Windermere's Fan': So Veddy Hard Not to Be One
06/14/2005: 1,081 words, approx. 4 pages If a key to a happy rendezvous with Oscar Wilde is style, style, style, the Shakespeare Theatre serves it up by the champagne- bucketful in its immensely pleasurable "Lady Windermere's Fan." Keith Baxter's production betokens good breeding in every sense, from the opulence of... summary from source:
Variety Lady Windermere's Fan.(Theater Review)
06/27/2005: 529 words, approx. 2 pages (LANSBURGH THEATER; 450 SEATS; $68 TOP) WASHINGTON, D.C. A Shakespeare Theater presentation of a play in two acts by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Keith Baxter. Sets, Simon Higlett; costumes, Robert Perdziola; lighting, Peter West; sound, Martin Desjardins. Opened, reviewed June 13, 2005.... summary from source:
 AP News Today in history - Feb. 22
2/22/2007: 543 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2007. There are 312 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 22, 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born at his parents' plantation in the Virginia Colony.On this date:In...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Joel H. Kaplan and Sheila Stowell
11,522 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following excerpt, Kaplan and Stowell consider the influence of the London theater on fashion, focusing their analysis on the use of costumes in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan.
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Critical Review by Spectator
1,539 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following positive assessment of Lady Windermere's Fan, the reviewer asserts that “we are grateful to Mr. Wilde for a straightforward comedy which professes no purpose but comedy's best and truest—to entertain.”
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Critical Review by Critic
674 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following mixed review of Lady Windermere's Fan, the critic discusses Wilde's dialogue as well written, but chides the production values.
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