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A Critic in Pall Mall: Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies

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Last updated: 2023/08/22 at 1:36 PM
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A Critic in Pall Mall: Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies by Oscar Wilde

Author: Oscar Wilde | Published: -

A Critic in Pall Mall: Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies Synopsis

Excerpt from A Critic in Pall Mall Online Book

As one enters Rome from the Via Ostiensis by the Porta San Paolo, the first object that meets the eye is a marble pyramid which stands close at hand on the left.

There are many Egyptian obelisks in Rome—tall, snakelike spires of red sandstone, mottled with strange writings, which remind us of the pillars of flame which led the children of Israel through the desert away from the land of the Pharaohs; but more wonderful than these to look upon is this gaunt, wedge-shaped pyramid standing here in this Italian city, unshattered amid the ruins and wrecks of time, looking older than the Eternal City itself, like terrible impassiveness turned to stone. And so in the Middle Ages men supposed this to be the sepulchre of Remus, who was slain by his own brother at the founding of the city, so ancient and mysterious it appears; but we have now, perhaps unfortunately, more accurate information about it, and know that it is the tomb of one Caius Cestius, a Roman gentleman of small note, who died about 30 b.c.

About Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is one of the most influential and important literary figures of the Victorian era. His works, which include The Picture of Dorian Gray, An Ideal Husband and Lady Windermere’s Fan, are known for their wit, satire and criticism of Victorian morality. Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and studied at Oxford before settling in London where he quickly made a name for himself as a playwright, poet and essayist. His writing style was unique - blending elements of both the Romantic period with realism to create highly acclaimed works that still remain relevant today.

Wilde's personal life was also interesting - he married Constance Lloyd and had two sons before engaging in a scandalous affair with Lord Alfred Douglas that resulted in his imprisonment on charges related to homosexuality. Find out more about Oscar Wilde at sevenov.com.

Genres: Essay, Non-fiction
Completed: Yes
Word Count: 133288

Table of Contents

  • Inside Cover (1657 words)
  • THE TOMB OF KEATS (Irish Monthly, July 1877.) (2654 words)
  • KEATS’S SONNET ON BLUE (Century Guild Hobby Horse, July 1886.) (2662 words)
  • DINNERS AND DISHES (Pall Mall Gazette, March 7, 1885.) (2379 words)
  • SHAKESPEARE ON SCENERY (Dramatic Review, March 14, 1885.) (2976 words)
  • HENRY THE FOURTH AT OXFORD (Dramatic Review, May 23, 1885.) (2696 words)
  • A HANDBOOK TO MARRIAGE (Pall Mall Gazette, November 18, 1885.) (2279 words)
  • TO READ OR NOT TO READ (Pall Mall Gazette, February 8, 1886.) (2132 words)
  • THE LETTERS OF A GREAT WOMAN (Pall Mall Gazette, March 6, 1886.) (2910 words)
  • BÉRANGER IN ENGLAND (Pall Mall Gazette, April 21, 1886.) (2182 words)
  • THE POETRY OF THE PEOPLE (Pall Mall Gazette, May 13, 1886.) (2547 words)
  • THE CENCI (Dramatic Review, May 15, 1886.) (2235 words)
  • BALZAC IN ENGLISH (Pall Mall Gazette, September 13, 1886.) (2356 words)
  • BEN JONSON (Pall Mall Gazette, September 20, 1886.) (2299 words)
  • MR. SYMONDS’ HISTORY OF THE RENAISSANCE (Pall Mall Gazette, November 10, 1886.) (2967 words)
  • MR. MORRIS’S ODYSSEY (Pall Mall Gazette, April 26, 1887.) (2911 words)
  • RUSSIAN NOVELISTS (Pall Mall Gazette, May 2, 1887.) (2527 words)
  • MR. PATER’S IMAGINARY PORTRAITS (Pall Mall Gazette, June 11, 1887.) (2844 words)
  • A GERMAN PRINCESS (Woman’s World, November 1887.) (4372 words)
  • A VILLAGE TRAGEDY (2067 words)
  • MR. MORRIS’S COMPLETION OF THE ODYSSEY (Pall Mall Gazette, November 24, 1887.) (3132 words)
  • MRS. SOMERVILLE (Pall Mall Gazette, November 30, 1887.) (3592 words)
  • ARISTOTLE AT AFTERNOON TEA (Pall Mall Gazette, December 16, 1887.) (3195 words)
  • EARLY CHRISTIAN ART IN IRELAND (Pall Mall Gazette, December 17, 1887.) (2615 words)
  • MADAME RISTORI (Woman’s World, January 1888.) (3401 words)
  • ENGLISH POETESSES (Queen, December 8, 1888.) (4723 words)
  • VENUS OR VICTORY (Pall Mall Gazette, February 24, 1888.) (2923 words)
  • M. CARO ON GEORGE SAND (Pall Mall Gazette, April 14, 1888.) (2572 words)
  • A FASCINATING BOOK (Woman’s World, November 1888.) (5835 words)
  • HENLEY’S POEMS (Woman’s World, December 1888.) (3347 words)
  • SOME LITERARY LADIES (Woman’s World, January 1889.) (6247 words)
  • POETRY AND PRISON (Pall Mall Gazette, January 3, 1889.) (2477 words)
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO WALT WHITMAN (Pall Mall Gazette, January 25, 1889.) (3481 words)
  • IRISH FAIRY TALES (Woman’s World, February 1889.) (3435 words)
  • MR. W. B. YEATS (Woman’s World, March 1889.) (2309 words)
  • MR. YEATS’S WANDERINGS OF OISIN (Pall Mall Gazette, July 12, 1889.) (2152 words)
  • MR. WILLIAM MORRIS’S LAST BOOK (Pall Mall Gazette, March 2, 1889.) (3207 words)
  • SOME LITERARY NOTES (Woman’s World, April 1889.) (3490 words)
  • MR. SWINBURNE’S POEMS AND BALLADS (third series) (Pall Mall Gazette, June 27, 1889.) (2842 words)
  • A CHINESE SAGE (Speaker, February 8, 1890.) (4656 words)
  • MR. PATER’S APPRECIATIONS (Speaker, March 22, 1890.) (3893 words)
  • SENTENTIAE (Extracted from Reviews) (8112 words)

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