"The Soul of Man under Socialism" by Oscar Wilde is an essay that perfectly encapsulates the famous writer's ideals. A critique on capitalism and how charity functioned as a sort of prison in a capitalist society, Wilde takes the opportunity to describe a libertarian world that leaves people freer to change their economic situations and better their lives in a way that the current society doesn't allow. Though written in 1891, capitalism is still up for debate today, thus the story may be over a century old, but it's still very relevant.
Über Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (Dublín, 1854-París, 1900), poeta y dramaturgo irlandés, es uno de los más célebres escritores tanto por su provocadora personalidad como por su obra, de la que cabe destacar su novela El retrato de Dorian Gray, las obras teatrales o El abanico de lady Windermere, así como el poema La balada de la cárcel de Reading.
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