Short Story :- Nightingale and Rose

Short Story :- Nightingale and Rose

* About the Author :-

                             Oscar Fingal Wilde born 16 October 1854 and death 30 November 1900 was an Irish poet and playwright. after writing in different forms throughout the 1880, the early 1890 saw him become one of the most popular playwrights in London. he is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The picture of Dorian Gray, and the circumstances of his criminal conviction for "gross indecency", inprisonment, and early death at age 46.

* About the Short Story :- 

  

                    

                        An allegorical fable of love, sacrifice and selfishness. As with all of Wilde's short stories it embodies strong moral values and is told with effervescence akin to that of the 1001 nights.

                       It is the tale of a love struck student who must provide his lover with a red rose in order to win her heart. A nightingale overhearing his lament from a solitary oak tree is filled with sorrow and admiration all at once, and decides to help the poor young man.

                       She journeys through the night seeking the perfect red rose and finally comes across a rambling rose bush but alas, the bush has no roses to offer her. However, there is a way to MAKE a red rose, but with grave consequences.

                      Early it is a great feeling to read the short story of Oscar Wilde. Because if we look into the personal lifeReally it is a great feeling to read the short story of Oscar Wilde. Because if we look into the personal life of the writer then it is full of suffering. he was heavily talking opium. at the same time he has spent his last year of life in prison, so no one can expect great thing from him. but it is not so. 

                 What we have learn from the theory of DEPERSONALIZATION , that work of art and poet- writer  are two different entity. we shouldn't be judgmental that if writer's personal life is disturbed, then his writing also not will be good.there are many examples in literature, for example, Eugene O'Neill that his personal life was also full of pain and suffering. but then even he is famous as American Shakespeare. His works are tremendously popular among the people. My point is that WORK IS IMPORTANT, not the personal life. 

                       Nightingale and Rose is very short, simple and touching story. within few pages what writer tell that can't be told in even long books. on the one side we have beautiful, sweet Nightingale who sacrifice life for love, and when we come to know that boy has thrown Red Rose , we feel sorry for Nightingale.

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