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Topic: Oscar Wilde

What is the main theme in "The Nightingale and the Rose" by Oscar Wilde?

Posted by tearfuleyes on February 1, 2009 at 4:05 PM via web and tagged with literature, nightingale and the rose, oscar wilde

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    The story examines the nature of love. The student pines for the girl he loves, but his love has no depth or enduring passion. His feelings change abruptly to anger and disgust the moment he is...

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    Posted by mshurn on February 1, 2009 at 5:37 PM (Answer #1)

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