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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aHousman, Laurence,
_d1865-1959
245 1 0 _aEcho de Paris
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aA record of the author's last meeting with Oscar Wilde.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-02
508 _aBob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Echo de Paris" by Laurence Housman is a dramatic dialogue written in the early 20th century. This work centers around a conversation among several characters, primarily focusing on the renowned figure of Oscar Wilde, exploring themes such as the nature of art, failure, and societal perception. The book captures a poignant moment of reflection and camaraderie amidst discussions of beauty and artistic integrity. The narrative unfolds outside a café in Paris, where three Englishmen are waiting for Wilde to arrive. As they converse, Wilde eventually makes his entrance, and the dialogue delves into various topics, including the meaning of success and failure in an artist's life, the absurdities of societal expectations, and personal anecdotes that reveal Wilde's multifaceted personality. The conversations are marked by witty repartees and philosophical musings, particularly Wilde’s thoughts on the true essence of art, emphasizing that failure often serves as a more profound teacher than success. Ultimately, the work encapsulates a moment in time that reflects both the brilliance and the tragic failures of artistic lives, particularly exemplified in Wilde’s own experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: D. Appleton and Company, 1924
653 _aWilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Paris
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/echodeparis00hous/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72010
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