The English Renaissance of Art, by Oscar Wilde, Part 1
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Let's relax with some aesthetic art ponderings from one of the greats of the late 19th century. It's all Pre-Raphaelites and poetry, plus a poke at the English, as Wilde was wont.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
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| 1:27.0 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:34.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:38.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:42.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:47.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:51.0 | And off we go. |
| 1:55.0 | Tonight let's relax with the English Renaissance of art |
| 2:00.0 | from essays and lectures by Oscar Wilde, |
| 2:05.0 | first published in book form in limited edition, |
| 2:09.0 | on handmade paper and Japanese film in in 1908 by Methune and Co. limited. 36 Essex Street, W.C. London. |
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