Happy Prince

Author: Oscar Wilde
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The Happy Prince is a collection of allegorical fairy tales by the British literary giant Oscar Wilde. Wilde's fairy tales possess a unique power, and through the actions and behaviors of the characters in the book, he incisively satirizes the selfishness, greed, and ingratitude of people in reality. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright, a key figure in the British "Aesthetic Movement" of the late 19th century, advocating for "art for art's sake." The The Happy Prince, published in 1888, is an allegorical fairy tale that expresses the Aesthetic Movement in the form of a fairy tale.