If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use reading it at all.

Intentions by Oscar Wilde, is a book which lets me ponder my current stance towards Art, Criticism and truth.

The first part of the book, where Vivian and Cyril talk about Art and Life, put me more on the side o

"Every century that produces poetry is, so far, an artificial century, and the work that seems to us to be the most natural and simple product of its time is always the result of the most self-conscious effort"

"Society often forgives the criminal ; it never forgives the dreamer."

"If one loves Art at

"Intenciones" es una colección de cuatro ensayos de critica y de estetica: "La decadencia de la mentira", "Pluma, lápiz y veneno", "El crítico como artista" y "La verdad de las máscaras".
En ellos Wilde expone con delicada habilidad su filosofia del arte, de la literatura y de la vida.
"Ningún gran a

3,5? Pas fan de tt ce que Wilde dit mais il rend tjrs les choses belles à lire!

Gosh, I'm blown away. I just don't know what to say. This book.. this book is something else. It's on a whole new level. This book is so witty, so elegant in a way, so bold, so phenomenal, so unique. Oscar Wilde is the best, truly!

“For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world”

A collection of writings and observations, Intentions ponders topics such as what art is and whether criticism can be an art form to how wardrobe details affect a p

The Decay of Lying is absolutely the most brilliant thing I've ever read. It's witty and relevant and insightful. When refering someone to a classic, it's number one on my list of absolute must reads.

I own The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde and read a bunch of his shorter essays (all of which are probably not published in Intentions but who cares.) I desperately wanted to review them and thought it would be useful to do that collectively (I'm reviewing the bigger essays seperately). So here goes