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The Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde

Paperback | Pages: 12 pages

Rating: 4.31 | 6553 Users | 527 Reviews

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Title	:	The Nightingale and the Rose
Author	:	Oscar Wilde
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 12 pages
Published	:	September 15th 2006 by Kessinger Publishing (first published 1888)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Classics. Fiction. Fantasy. Romance. Literature. Fairy Tales

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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 an effervescence akin to that of the 1001 nights.

It is the tale of a lovestruck 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.

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Original Title:	The Nightingale And The Rose
ISBN:	1430439866 (ISBN13: 9781430439868)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Nightingale, Student

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Sometimes as we read, we come across a word/ a sentence / a passage / a story that skillfully carves its way to our heart. That's exactly what this short story did to me. (I'm too overwhelmed to put my thoughts into words)"...for only a Nightingale's heart's-blood can crimson the heart of a rose."

Possibly my favorite of Wilde's short stories. I thought the nightingale's description of love was quite lovely: "for Love is wiser than Philosophy, though he is wise, and mightier than Power, though he is might. Flame-coloured are his wings, and coloured like flame is his body. His lips are sweet as honey, and his breath is like frankincense."

Magnificent and magical, with a horrifying end. Nature's gift - a pure dream given birth through sacrifice - is discarded by human mistrust. Masterfully woven by Mr. Wilde.

This story should be said orally or even better if presented as a musical. I really liked the way this story was told. A young lad, deeply in love with a girl who promised him a dance only if he brought a red rose for her, is in agony over not having a rose for his love. This agonizing was heard by a Nightingale who then flew around from tree to tree to find a red rose for the boys true love. She did find a rose but had to sacrifice her the blood from her heart to color it red. Her blood, her

One of the saddest and most touching short stories I ever read. I had this in my class 8 text and my respect for Wilde grew exponentially thereafter. A master storyteller he subtlety delivers the final blow... a good bird's supreme sacrifice comes to naught... . The nightingale is a dear. She somehow manages to understand the subtle nuances of love when we humans fail miserably. She is doubtless one of my favourite non-human characters in any piece I've ever read. Period.

The Nightingale and the Rose, Oscar Wilde A nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose. The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the garden, and one of the white roses tell her that there's a way to produce a red rose, but only if the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest song for the rose all night, and sacrifice her life to do so. Seeing the student in tears, the nightingale carries out

Wow. It was a mixture of beauty and nasty. I am shooketh.