The Nightingale and the Rose

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"The Nightingale and the Rose" is a poignant short story by Oscar Wilde that explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the conflict between idealism and human shallowness.

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instanceOf literary work
short story
adaptation The Nightingale and the Rose (2015 animated short film) NERFINISHED
various stage adaptations
author Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 1888
firstPublishedIn The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) NERFINISHED
genre fairy tale
philosophical fiction
romantic fiction
hasCharacterType idealistic lover
self-sacrificing animal
vain young woman
hasMoral human beings often value status and material wealth over genuine feeling
true love may demand selfless sacrifice that goes unrecognized
hasSymbol heart's blood
nightingale
red rose
language English
literaryMovement Aestheticism NERFINISHED
Decadent movement NERFINISHED
mainCharacter the Nightingale NERFINISHED
the Professor's daughter NERFINISHED
the Student NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalCollection The Happy Prince and Other Tales NERFINISHED
partOf The Happy Prince and Other Tales NERFINISHED
placeInAuthorOeuvre early prose work by Oscar Wilde
plotSummary A Nightingale sacrifices its life to create a red rose for a Student in love, but the Student's beloved rejects the gift and the Student discards both the rose and love.
publisher James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. NERFINISHED
setting a university town
targetAudience adults
children
theme aestheticism
human shallowness
idealism
love
materialism
sacrifice
unrequited love
tone poignant
tragic

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