"I have nothing to declare except my genius", Oscar Wilde.

He was flamboyant, outrageous and gifted and is today easily quoted and misquoted. Now one hundred years after the artist's death, this little anthology celebrates wilde's literary achievement with a selection of quotations on love, men, women, friendship, temptation and other tortuous preoccupations.

The book also includes a commentary on the four comedies and scenes from each of the plays: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest.