{"product_id":"in-praise-of-disobedience","title":"In Praise of Disobedience: The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorks of Wilde’s annus mirabilis of 1891 in one volume, with an introduction by renowned British playwright.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Man Under Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e draw on works from a single miraculous year in which Oscar Wilde published the larger part of his greatest works in prose—the year he came into maturity as an artist. Before the end of 1891, he had written the first of his phenomenally successful plays and met the young man who would win his heart, beginning the love affair that would lead to imprisonment and public infamy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a witty introduction, playwright, novelist and Wilde scholar Neil Bartlett explains what made this point in the writer’s life central to his genius and why Wilde remains a provocative and radical\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e figure to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded here are the entirety of Wilde’s foray into political philosophy, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Man Under Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e; the complete essay collection \u003ci\u003eIntentions\u003c\/i\u003e; selections from \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e as well as its paradoxical and scandalous preface; and some of Wilde’s greatest fictions for children. Each selection is accompanied by stimulating and enlightening annotations. A delight for fans of Oscar Wilde, \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Disobedience\u003c\/i\u003e will revitalize an often misunderstood legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“Wilde offers us an important reminder of virtues we as a society may have for a time lost: the need to strive for utopias; the inevitability of socialism if our world is to survive; the need to reinvigorate humanity’s spirit of rebelliousness and disobedience, and to challenge, not accept, the injustices and inequalities we see all around us. The world needs Oscar Wilde and his daring, beautiful ideas today more than ever.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHans Rollman,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When I feel myself becoming gloomy or pessimistic, the book that reminds me that change and optimism are possible is Oscar Wilde’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Soul of Man Under Socialism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a wise and witty essay that recommends both equality and indolence, and appears to believe you can’t have one without the other.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHanif Kureishi\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in Dublin in 1854. His novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1891), and social comedies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLady Windermere’s Fan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1892), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1893), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn Ideal Husband\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1895), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1895), established his reputation. In 1895, following his libel action against the Marquess of Queesberry, Wilde was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for homosexual conduct, as a result of which he wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ballad of Reading Gaol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1898), and his confessional letter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1905). On his release from prison in 1897 he lived in obscurity in Europe, and died in Paris in 1900.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44505556877405,"sku":"‎9781784784812","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/InPraiseofDisobedience.jpg?v=1781472219","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/en-us\/products\/in-praise-of-disobedience","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}