Luis Antonio de Villena characterizes it as "the most genuine collection of Wildean aphorisms, among the many that have been made", and in it the best Wilde can be appreciated, the rebellious dandy.
Synopsis
The book, which until now remained unpublished in Spanish, began its journey in 1894 when the Irish playwright suggested to the publisher Arthur L. Humphreys that he ask his wife Constance for a selection of thoughts from his work under the title Oscariana. He possibly did it to give some satisfaction to the unfortunate wife, mother of her two children, with a captivating presence, enigmatic and severe face. The love affair between Constance and Oscar begins suddenly and ends stormily, becoming the elegant and distinguished fashionable couple, then the object of admiration and envy of many, in one more victim of Victorian double standards. Around then, the famous writ...read more