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An Ideal Husband

by Oscar Wilde

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Published October 23rd 2007 by BiblioLife (first published 1895)

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Jan 10, 2011

Edma Rita rated it

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Conoscersi partendo da un complimento è una buona strada per diventare veri amici.*Lei preferisce essere naturale? A volte. Ma è una posa molto difficile da mantenere.* La forza della donna deriva dal fatto di essere inspiegabile per la psicologia. Gli uomini si possono analizzare, le donne....adorarle e basta. Allora ritiene che la scienza non sia in grado di risolvere il mistero della femminilità? LA SCIENZA NON PUO' SPIEGARE L'IRRAZIONALE.*...moreConoscersi partendo da un complimento è una buona strada per diventare veri amici.*Lei preferisce essere naturale? A volte. Ma è una posa molto difficile da mantenere.* La forza della donna deriva dal fatto di essere inspiegabile per la psicologia. Gli uomini si possono analizzare, le donne....adorarle e basta. Allora ritiene che la scienza non sia in grado di risolvere il mistero della femminilità? LA SCIENZA NON PUO' SPIEGARE L'IRRAZIONALE.*Le domande non sono mai indiscrete. A volte lo sono le risposte.*Spero non sia una cosa da poco, le cose da poco sono difficili a farsi.*"Mi parli sempre delle tue cattive qualità" "E te ne ho dette solo la metà...." "E le altre sono ancora peggio?" "Spaventose! Se ci penso di notte mi viene subito sonno!"*"Che motivo assurdo!" "I motivi sono TUTTI assurdi."*"Io amo parlare a vanvera, papà. E' l'unica cosa che so fare." "Mi sembra che tu dedichi tutta la tua vita ai piaceri." "PER COS'ALTRO VALE LA PENA VIVERE? NON C'E' NIENTE CHE INVECCHIA COME LA FELICITA'!"*"Mi concede l'onore di portarla a cena, Contessa?" "Io non ceno mai, Visconte, grazie."*E' IL GIOCO DELLA VITA A CUI TUTTI, PRIMA O POI, DEVONO GIOCARE.*"Nemmeno lei è abbastanza ricco per ripagare il suo passato. Nessuno lo è."*Vedo che la gente sta ritornando da cena e gli inglesi, si sa, dopo aver mangiato diventano romantici, il chè mi da un fastidio terribile.*"Non sono cambiato. Ma gli avvenimenti modificano le cose." "Gli avvenimenti non dovrebbero modificare i principi!"*Le donne hanno un meraviglioso istinto per certe cose. Riescono a scoprire tutto, tranne ciò che è ovvio.*Gli altri sono tremendi. L'unica compagnia possibile siamo noi stessi. Amare sè stessi è l'inizio di una storia d'amore eterna. *Durante la stagione delle feste parlo seriamente solo il primo martedì di ogni mese, dalle quattro alle sette.*A una donna non si dovrebbe mai dare niente che non possa portare di sera.*Quando un uomo ha amato una donna farebbe tutto per lei tranne continuare ad amarla.*Quando facciamo una visita il tempo lo perdono gli altri, non noi.*"Tu qui? Non credevo di trovarti ad un ricevimento politico..." "Adoro questo tipo di feste. Sono l'unico posto dove la gente non parla di politica."*Passo sempre i buoni consigli. E' tutto quello che ci si può fare. Per se stessi non servono a niente.*Vale sempre la pena di chiedere, anche se non vale sempre la pena di rispondere.*La moda sono i vestiti che noi indossiamo. Fuori moda quelli che portano gli altri. E la volgarità è semplicemente il comportamento degli altri. E bugie le verità altrui.*E' sempre bello quando ti aspettano e tu non arrivi. Non mi aspettano al ballo degli scapoli quindi, sicuramente, andrò lì.*"Sei sicuro di capire sempre ciò che dici?" "Sì, se mi ascolto attentamente."*E' una bella seccatura. Non trovo nessuno con cui parlare. E ho un sacco di informazioni interessanti. Mi sento come se fossi l'ultima edizione di un giornale.*Temo che abbia uno di quei caratteri deboli che NON sono perciò facilmente influenzabili.(less)

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Oct 16, 2011

Emily Snyder rated it

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When the name "Oscar Wilde" is brought into company, most people immediately think of "The Importance of Being Earnest," or "That fellow who was so witty," or "Oh, wasn't he really, really gay?"

What most people DON'T seem to think of is that Wilde's work was far from trifling (Earnest), more than witty, and often centered quite firmly around the difficulties of heterosexual relationships.

"An Ideal Husband" is a comedy. ...moreWhen the name "Oscar Wilde" is brought into company, most people immediately think of "The Importance of Being Earnest," or "That fellow who was so witty," or "Oh, wasn't he really, really gay?"

What most people DON'T seem to think of is that Wilde's work was far from trifling (Earnest), more than witty, and often centered quite firmly around the difficulties of heterosexual relationships.

"An Ideal Husband" is a comedy. It's important to remember that when watching recent versions which like to make it too arch AND simultaneously too sinister. To read the play, one can enjoy all the witticisms and bon mots for which Wilde is justly famous. But beneath that clever exterior is more than a child in a handbasket (a la Earnest) but the difficulties, obligations, and complications with being a MAN in society.

Like Wilde's best work (Salome, Dorian Grey, etc.) the hero in "An Ideal Husband" is no saint, although he's perceived as one. And his youthful demons come back to haunt him in the form of blackmail. However, Sir Robert Chilton is a respected politician, a public figure whose whole persona is based around integrity. MORE, though - since we do not travel to Parliament with him, Oscar Wilde makes Robert a seeming paragon at home: a foil to his foppish friend, supporter of his sister-in-law, nearly worshipped by his wife.

Perfection is too much to bear. After trying to hide his past from his wife, Robert is forced by Lady Chilton to reveal the truth of his own shameful past. One cannot help but consider Wilde's own domesticity, his public persona - and what heartbreaking conversations were had behind closed doors. In one particularly moving speech, Robert begs his wife to allow him to be human, to be imperfect, and t be loved nonetheless. BUT - and here's what people forget about Wilde, presuming him to be nothing but a lush, Robert also asks his wife for help to overcome his current opportunity to backslide into his former depravity.

Wilde's personal voice always comes through the clearer in such soul-searching plays as these. His is the perpetual story of the woman caught in adultery, thrust at Christ's feet, who is ultimately spared, forgiven, and rebuked. I highly recommend anyone studying Wilde's works NOT to neglect reading them, not only in conjunction with the many biographies available, but ALSO in the light of his poems which he wrote in Rome, that are particularly revealing.

What's beautiful about Wilde is that he knew how to make us cry, even in the middle of our cultivated smiles.(less)

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Mar 13, 2011

Jeannette rated it

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Re-reading this play was fun, as I didn't remember the first two-thirds of it. I read thinking, I don't remember that, or that, or that... maybe I haven't read this. Then as it reached the climax of the play I thought, OH! I remember that!

Anyway, as usual with Wilde, it's a play that focuses a lot of energy on social landscapes and morality. Robert Chiltern rides the line of that morality, having built a respectable career and a perfect life (including his super perfect moral wife) ...more

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Mar 06, 2011

earthy rated it

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Wilde's brilliance is in his snarky dialogue and unfailingly snide social commentary. I figured it was about time I actually read this one, since I've seen the movie version several times and loved it. The play is a quick, delightful read, though the Bigger Issue At Hand (idolizing people instead of loving them, faults and all) gets a bit buried under all the cleverness and societal shenanigans. I was also extremely disappointed with Gertrude's last monologue, which, while it's basically just...more

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Jul 13, 2010

Jared rated it

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Having seen versions of The Importance of Being Earnest, this book was a big disappointment. Oscar Wilde tries to tackle some heavier material, with very mixed results. There were still a few moments of humor in the play, but they were very infrequent and not nearly as funny as Earnest.

Wilde did a reasonably good job presenting his main thesis, that people need to support and love each other even though they are imperfect, but the dialogue was rather heavy-handed -- preachy -- and ...more

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Jun 04, 2010

Rowland Bismark rated it

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With respect to historical context, Wilde wrote An Idea Husband during the decade known as the "Yellow" or "Naughty Nineties", the twilight years of England's Victorian era. In schematic terms, this period was distinguished by England's growth as an industrial and imperial giant and an increasingly conservatism in social mores. Imperial expansion, foreign speculation, and the period's rigid system of mores--involving, for example, notions of familial devotion, propriety, and ...more

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Jun 03, 2010

Yngvild rated it

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The genius of An Ideal Husband is that Oscar Wilde breaks every convention of a standard morality tale, and leaves the audience convinced that they have spent a light-hearted, uplifting evening.

During the space of 24 hours, the main characters’ lives are thrown up into the air, tossed about, and land – exactly where they started. Even their self-regard and philosophies of life remain the same. The puritanical, clueless wife still has to be fed her lines by a family friend. Her purpos...more

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Feb 16, 2010

Bettie rated it

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Recommends it for: BBC listeners

Shelves: published-1895, classic, fraudio, winter20092010, victorian, play-dramatisation, britain-england

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Jun 10, 2009

Rachel rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It was a play I can't quite make my mind up about. I know I like it, I just don't know whether I find it ridiculous or sensible. It is set in an era where all women still wear pretty dresses for no good reason other than "it's pretty", people are categorized as either optimists or pessimists, and where men have to strive to get married.

The story of how a man's past can haunt him is quite good. Wilde condemns the way women raise their husbands up on pedestals, unwittingly se...moreIt was a play I can't quite make my mind up about. I know I like it, I just don't know whether I find it ridiculous or sensible. It is set in an era where all women still wear pretty dresses for no good reason other than "it's pretty", people are categorized as either optimists or pessimists, and where men have to strive to get married.

The story of how a man's past can haunt him is quite good. Wilde condemns the way women raise their husbands up on pedestals, unwittingly setting them up for a harder fall. He makes quite a good point there, and it seemed as if the women loved their husbands more for their virtues than for the actual individual. A perfect example of this is the worldly, over-bearing Lady Chiltern.

Mrs Cheveley is a wonderfully sly villain. Being intelligent and beautiful, the femme fatale is often the main topic of discussion. Wilde has a talent for weaving webs, thrusting his characters from one horrible situation into another equally if not more horrible situation, of which Mrs Cheveley is generally the instigator. It requires wits to defeat someone as cunning as Mrs Cheveley, which (fortunately for everyone) Lord Goring has plenty of.

Of all the characters in the book, Lord Goring is the one I liked the most. He enjoys life, so much so he is often grimly described as "idle", and yet he is the voice of reason, everyone's confidante in times of great need.

Then comes the part I found downright ridiculous. In the third act, Mrs Cheveley steals a pink letter addressed to Lord Goring written by Lady Chiltern upon mistaking it for a love letter. Mrs Cheveley even REVEALS this to Lord Goring. I was expecting that any moment, a scuffle or (dare I hope) murder would follow. Lord Goring rushes forward ... then ... Oh dear me! Mrs Cheveley rings a little bell, and it's all over. The servant Phipps appears and escorts her out like any ol' guest!

I was left feeling a little robbed. It would've saved everyone SO MUCH trouble if only Lord Goring had LUNGED AT HER AND MADE A GRAB FOR THE BLOODY LETTER! DANG LONDON SOCIETY! What's more, he had BACKUP, too!!! Phipps could've pinned her arms behind her back whilst Gorin got the letter, then they could've handed her over to the police anyways! No one would believe that the honorable Lord Goring would treat a lady so roughly. Besides, who would believe a liar?

Oh... and after she leaves, one would expect Lord Goring to AT LEAST rush over to the Chilterns and let them know of Cheveley's evil schemes. But nope! Instead, he stands there, bites his lips, and lights a cigarette. Oh, for Pete's sake.

But anyways, the dialog is quite witty with plenty of good one-liners. Everything everyone says is very sensible, even though many of them don't often display much sense.

Anyone who interested in reading this play should pay more attention to the dialog between Lord Goring and his father. I found it very amusing! To me, they do not speak as if they were father and son, but rather as if they were either very close friends (though they knew each other so well they might wished they knew each other a little less) or simply life-long business associates.

All in all, I really enjoyed this. I'm fairly certain that this is the first of Oscar Wilde's work that I've read. I'm equally certain it isn't the last.(less)

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Jun 20, 2011

David Lentz rated it

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Surely, this is one of the most hilarious comedies ever written by anyone. Every page of the script offers up lines of pure, gracefully articulate wit. Wilde's insight is prodigious and relevant as it could have been written as easily about Wall Street as London of 1895: "Private information is practically the source of every large modern fortune." This is the playwright who, when passing through customs into Canada, was asked if he had anything to declare and replied, "Only my ge...more

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Sep 03, 2011

Shriya rated it

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Shelves: gift-me-these, plays, reviewed, something-borrowed

Really, only one point (and that was presence of too many characters with similar names in Act I) made me give it a four on five. Other than that, An Ideal Husband is the ideal play to be read. A lot of your prejudices are shattered once you read it, the chief being the search of an ideal man. In the form of Lord Goring and Lord Chiltern, Wilde demolishes the model of The Perfect Man which writers like Jane Austen had erected in their novels and brings forth a hero who is just as gullible, j...more

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Feb 19, 2010

Laura rated it

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Recommends it for: Bettie

Shelves: audio-books, victorians, read-2010

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Feb 22, 2010

Paul Servini rated it

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What can beat the wit and satire of Oscar Wilde? In this book he once again takes on gentile society in his own inimitable way as he tells a story of an uncorrupted politician and his faithful wife, who turn out to be perhaps not quite as untarnished as it seems. It had me bursting out in laughter on more than one occasion.

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Apr 09, 2011

Joy H. marked it as watched-film-only · review of another edition

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_An Ideal Husband_ (1895) by Oscar Wilde
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Did not read. Watched film in August 2010. Gave it 4 Netflix stars out of 5.
FILM: 'An Ideal Husband" (1999):
Stars: Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore and Peter Vaughan
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"Another of Wilde's social satires, 'An Ideal Husband' revolves around the lives of two men, successful political figure Sir Robert Chiltern and his fri...more

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Jan 24, 2012

Tina Rae rated it

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Recommends it for: Oscar Wilde fans

Recommended to Tina Rae by: Lauren Tweddale

Just a note;; So I don't actually have this play in a separate book but I was lazy and only read this one so I thought I'd just go ahead and review it =3

Anyway,

This play is, without a doubt, my favorite play in the entire world. (Of course, we'll be ignoring the fact that this is only about the 4th play I've ever read.) It is just, well, BEAUTIFUL. I just want to quote it all the time. It's no wonder Oscar Wilde is one of my favorites. He really is just brilliant. This play h...more

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Aug 22, 2011

Janosch rated it

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Humorous and wise story about politics and love. Yes, you have heard right, that is what it is about. A funny story with excellent remarks by the author. This is a play you should read! Trust me it is worth it!

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Sep 27, 2009

Merry rated it

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Recommends it for: Wilde fans, Sherlock Holmes fans

Recommended to Merry by: self

I like Oscar Wilde's writing, it is simple yet interesting, not overly detailed, it just delivers the message. He is good at conversations, just as he was in life I suppose. The characters have a lot to say, and they are clear in thought. It is funny how little things have changed over the years. A lot of husband and wife bantering, the usual arguments about morals and values, the mention of women's rights and education, and even insider trading on the stock market, all delivered with wit.
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Oct 07, 2009

Khuluod rated it

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A wife has an ideal of her husband. As known of widely terms can be used, he's honest, honour, and faultless. she envisions him as infallible and divine, though human nature is bound to wrong! A disgraceful women shows up with an ugly past of dishonest and theft to turn things on its heeds. Not be enough to blaspheme and distort Gertude's husband, but to destroy friendship between dearest friends with her insolent means. As usual of any play, all problems are greatly solved at the last part. In...more

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Jun 12, 2010

Milka rated it

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I bought this while I was in London and read this a while ago for the first time. Currently I've read for like 4 times. Reason for that is the fact that I am going to direct this play next fall.

The Importance of being Earnest was familiar play for me when we started to discussing about doing 'An Ideal Husband' as a play. When I read this for the first time I right away knew that this would work well. There are many interesting characters and the relationships between them are ...moreI bought this while I was in London and read this a while ago for the first time. Currently I've read for like 4 times. Reason for that is the fact that I am going to direct this play next fall.

The Importance of being Earnest was familiar play for me when we started to discussing about doing 'An Ideal Husband' as a play. When I read this for the first time I right away knew that this would work well. There are many interesting characters and the relationships between them are complex and interesting to follow.

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful and respected man in the Victorian Society of London. He is the under-secretary of Foreign Affairs and whatever he does turns into profit. His wife, Lady Chiltern, idolizes her husband and keeps him in a high pedestal. When Mrs. Cheveley, a woman from Lady Chiltern's, and suprisingly also from Sir Robert's past, comes to London she causes some problems to the ideal life of Lady Chiltern and Sir Robert.

Mrs. Cheveley knows a secret from Sir. Robert's past which could destroy the entire career of Sir Robert. She blackmails Sir.Robert and promises to declare his secret to the public is he does not do what she says. Lord Goring, a dandy bachelor, is prepared to help his friend Sir Robert and he knows exactly how he will do it.

When Lady Chiltern hears about dark past of Sir.Robert she declares that she cannot love her husband anymore. She feels deceived and hurt, she has lost her Ideal Husband. Luckily Lord Goring does the right actions in this case too. Can Lady Chiltern forgive her husband? Can she love him as she loved him before? Is Sir Robert's career destroyed? Does Mrs. Cheveley get want she wants? Can Lord Goring save the day? Read 'An Ideal Husband' and find out.

I am so looking for to work with this play. One of the things I especially love about this play is the fact that it takes place in the high society of Victorian London. I can't wait to see all the costumes and other stuff we will have for this play. I will probably update the progess as it goes on.

Has anyone seen 'An Ideal Husband' performed as play? Has anyone seen the movie? (less)

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Dec 27, 2010

Erik rated it

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Shelves: personal-library, plays, ♥girls, theyre-always-after-me-lucky-charms

Wilde is like broccoli cheddar soup. He is the ultimate comfort food. Any bad day can be fixed by an immersion in one of his plays. They have wit, humor, and characters you can love (he does create the best of men; if only they were real...). While the plot may change, the characters and social obligations often seem to stay the same. This play, for example, had a Basil and a Lord Henry. Despite this repitition, the plays are brilliance. It doesn't matter if the characters have been met elsewher...more

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Dec 26, 2011

Gorfo rated it

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Recommended to Gorfo by: Ana

Shelves: classic, i-laughed-so-hard, historical-fiction

Oscar Wilde has yet to disappoint me. An Ideal Husband is a sneakingly critical look at the time that pokes fun at high society. It follows the possible fall and rise of Sir Robert Chiltern and his wife, Lady Gertrude Chiltren as they struggle to bury the past and keep themselves free of scandal. But everybody has a weakness and soon enough somebody finds that weakness out and uses it. (view spoiler)...more

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Nov 27, 2011

Larissa rated it

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I really enjoyed this play! I had seen a movie version quite awhile ago, but this was so much better! The story is funny while being heart searching. Gertrude is seeking an idol to worship and she touches upon the person of her very ambitious husband. Unfortunately all idols generally have clay feet and we find out that he really gained his position in society and politics by selling government secrets. A former school mate of Gertrude's obtains the letter of incrimination and brings it to bribe...more

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Mar 21, 2011

Rachel rated it

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Sir Robert Chiltern, a successful minister in the British government, has made a career of taking the high road and acting with integrity in all cases. Mid-career, he is well-off and has a wife who adores him for his virtue and good social standing. However, a Mrs. Cheveley appears at a party in London with damning evidence of Chiltern’s tainted past, and threatens to expose him if he does not engage in a dirty scheme regarding a canal project in which Mrs. Cheveley has personal interest. Terrif...more

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Jan 11, 2011

Amandine rated it

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Shelves: théâtre-et-opéra, favorites, 19e-siècle

Je crois que j'ai trouvé "ma" pièce de Wilde. J'ai lu Un mari idéal et j'ai A-DO-RE! A tel point que dès que je l'ai terminé, je suis revenue au début et je l'ai relu immédiatement! Un tel coup de coeur est vraiment rare chez moi et je ne m'y attendais pas du tout avant de lire la pièce. Sachant que c'était une comédie, je n'avais pas de grandes attentes, mais j'ai été très agréablement surprise: c'est la première comédie qui m'a vraiment amusée! Pas au point de rire - peut-être que ce...more

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Jan 19, 2011

Marty rated it

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Shelves: need-to-acquire, front-room-bookshelf

Many might assume that this was a play written specifically about me. While it might seem like this is the case, this was actually written almost one hundred years before I was born. However, that doesn't mean that it still couldn't be associated with me ... nor does it mean that it is now no longer a) funny or b) relevant. Because it is, in fact, funny. Beyond that, it is eerily relevant ... probably more so than even Oscar would have imagined in his Wilde-st dreams (sorry ... had to).

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May 05, 2010

Amanda rated it

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Because I was so sad that Earnest ended so quickly, I dove right into a second play of Wilde’s that I hadn’t even planned to read right away. An Ideal Husband was different. It had less comedy and more intrigue – insider trading, blackmail, that sort of thing. While it still had its funny moments and some romance, it seemed altogether a more serious play.

I also saw this as a movie and barely remembered it, right around the same time I saw the movie adaptation of Earnest. Again, this is...more

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Jan 23, 2012

Sathish Chandrasekaran rated it

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The last time I read a PLAY was in my school days where each student was given a character to enact, fond memories those were.
Whilst reading this PLAY, all those memories came rushing back :)

This PLAY is really a wonderful read with a intriguing plot filled with neatly sketched characters, OSCAR WILDE's dialogs are so well constructed, making us to question our morals as we go through.

HIS wittiness & clever writing makes this PLAY hard to put down.

Overall am so...more

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Apr 19, 2010

Meghan rated it

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Witty and genius, just as I expected. I recognized a lot of Wildean quips that I had read elsewhere.

I was pleasantly surprised at how strong the female characters were, they basically drove the play. But, alas, they had to be punished in the end, even the "well-behaved" ones to an extent. I'm sure this is what would have been deemed most acceptable to a lat 19th century audience, so I'm not going to scrutinize Wilde too much.

Very similar to Ernest and as diffe...more

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Jun 22, 2010

Angela Alcorn marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: 19th-century, we-own, fiction, plays, dorothy-parker-stamp-of-approval, classics, stephen-fry-quotes-or-commends

We really own this as part of an omnibus with 5 plays (The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, Salomé): The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

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Feb 17, 2009

adventurat rated it

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Shelves: 2009, e-book, historical

I loved the movie (starring Cate Blanchett and Rupert Everett) made of this play; this and The Importance of Being Earnest are what I think of when I think of Oscar Wilde. Reading the play made me want to see the movie again. Could have sworn I had it on DVD, too, but can I find it. Bah. This sort of reading makes the bus commute positively fly past.

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