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The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Book information

Year
1997
ISBN
0521479878, 9780521479875, 052147471X, 9780521474719
LCC
PR5824 .C36 1997
Open Library ID
OL998918M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14974927 bytes)
Pages
330\294
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theater's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overview, the volume also offers some of the latest thinking on the dramatist and his impact on the twentieth century. Part One places Wilde's work within the cultural and historical context of his time and includes an opening essay by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland. Part Two looks at Wilde's essential work as playwright and general writer. The third group of essays examines the themes and factors that shaped Wilde's work and includes Wilde and his view of the Victorian woman, Wilde's sexual identities, and interpreting Wilde on stage. The volume provides a detailed chronology of Wilde's work, a bibliography for further reading, and illustrations from important productions.

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