Hedwig Lachmann Livres

Le peintre Basil Hallward vient d'achever son meilleur tableau. Invité à se contempler, Dorian Gray, son modèle, fait alors un vœu insensé : que le portait vieillisse à sa place et que lui conserve éternellement sa jeunesse et sa beauté. Quelles ne sont pas sa stupeur et son effroi quand son vœu se réalise ! Le tableau devient alors le miroir de son âme... Le chef-d'œuvre d'Oscar Wilde, illustré par Tony Ross, grand humoriste contemporain.

Oscar Wilde presents a libertarian socialist view of the economic disparities caused by capitalism, that lead to futile acts of charity instead of definitive solutions. Wilde encourages an overhaul of the structures that allow such inequalities to exist. The Soul of Man Under Socialism is an insightful look into Wilde's personal and political beliefs. Within the essay he emphasizes individualism over group think, using Jesus Christ as a prime example. He also offers a detailed critique of capitalist societies that revel in charity, instead of eliminating its need. Poverty cannot be fought with kindness; it requires genuine compassion backed by policy. Wilde's perspective was heavily influenced by the writings of Peter Kropotkin, a Russian anarchist and socialist. In The Soul of Man Under Socialism, Wilde invokes powerful ideas that call for accountability and drastic change. It's a raw declaration of his contemporary anarchist views. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Soul of Man Under Socialism is both modern and readable.

Un des mythes fondateurs de l'histoire de la condition féminine. Avec La Femme de trente ans, le thème immémorial de l'émancipation des femmes sort de la fable ou de l'illusion comique pour s'insérer dans le contexte de la société libérale issue de la révolution de 1830. La liberté politique, c'est aussi, pour la femme jusque-là enfermée dans ses devoirs d'épouse et de génitrice, le droit à l'indépendance morale et au désir. «À trente ans», l'héroïne de Balzac découvre que non seulement elle peut encore être aimée mais qu'il ne lui est plus interdit de devenir un être humain à part entière. Au prix de quelles luttes ! Comme l'écrit Pierre Barbéris, «Balzac a découvert la femme de trente ans comme Marx a découvert le prolétariat».

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