Introduction to Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales: The Happy Prince and Other Tales
LecturesPilar Barrera
Poignant, hilarious, ironic, sad, beautiful, Oscar Wilde’s literary fairy tales evoke vivid and intense imagery and discuss topics such as social status, wealth, and Christianity. In these modules, we will read and discuss Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales. We will talk about the plot, characters, specific nuances of the language, use of irony, and symbolism. We will also discuss stories that influenced some of the tales, especially Andersen’s tales such as “The Little Mermaid,” “The Shadow,” “The Darning Needle,” and others.
In this module, we explore the fairy tales from The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
Course Instructor: Pilar Barrera
In this module, we explore the fairy tales from The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
Course Instructor: Pilar Barrera
- Lecture 1: Introduction to Oscar Wilde's fairy tales and "The Happy Prince"50:38
- Lecture 2: "The Nightingale and the Rose"55:05
- Lecture 3: "The Devoted Friend"56:44
- Lecture 4: "The Sefish Giant" and "The Remarkable Rocket"53:01