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Charmides was Oscar Wilde's longest [1] and one of his most controversial poems. It was first published in his 1881 collection Poems . The story is original to Wilde, though it takes some hints from Lucian of Samosata and other ancient writers; it tells a tale of transgressive sexual passion in a mythological setting in ancient Greece.
The Charmides (/ ˈ k ɑːr m ɪ d iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χαρμίδης) is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a handsome and popular boy named Charmides in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as "temperance," "self-control," or "restraint." When the boy is unable to ...
Charmides (/ ˈ k ɑːr m ɪ d iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χαρμίδης), son of Glaucon, born circa 446 BC, was an Athenian statesman. [1] An uncle of Plato , Charmides appears in the Platonic dialogue bearing his name ( Charmides ), the Protagoras , and the Symposium , as well as in Xenophon 's Symposium , Memorabilia , and Hellenica . [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Poetry by Oscar Wilde" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Charmides (poem) H. The Harlot's House; P. Poems in Prose ...
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Two of these prose poems, "The House of Judgment" and "The Disciple", had appeared earlier in The Spirit Lamp, an Oxford undergraduate magazine, on 17 February and 6 June 1893 respectively. A set of illustrations for the prose poems was completed by Wilde's friend and frequent illustrator, Charles Ricketts , who never published the pen-and-ink ...
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Charmides (poem) D. Danger at Ocean Deep; M. The Mediterranean (poem) This page was last edited on 10 November 2019, at 16:09 (UTC). Text is available under the ...