# The Decay of Lying

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- Authors: [Oscar Wild](https://www.bookquiver.com/oscar-wild)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4147-245-3
- Pages: 144
- Published: 2020-09-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Decay of Lying includes two of Wilde's most comprehensive - and witty - explorations of his aesthetic philosphy: 'The Decay of Lying' and 'The Critic as Artist'. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.