The Decay Of Lying Av Oscar Wilde

<b>A selection of Oscar Wilde's writings that underscore his notion that "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life"</b><br><br><i>The Decay of Lying</i> includes two of Wilde's most comprehensive--and witty--explorations of his aesthetic philosophy: <i>The Decay of Lyin</i>g and <i>The Critic as Artist</i>.<br><br>Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.