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Oscar Wilde's fairy tales : origins and contexts / Anne Markey.
Van Pelt Library PR5827.F64 M37 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Markey, Anne, 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wilde, Oscar.
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
- Fairy tales--Great Britain--Criticism and interpretation.
- Fairy tales.
- Folklore--Ireland--History.
- Folklore.
- Children's literature, English--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, English.
- History.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Ireland.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 230 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin ; Portland, OR : Irish Academic Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- This literary analysis of the two volumes of fairy tales penned by Oscar Wilde explores their connections to Irish and European folklore. The volume presents readers with a nuanced discussion of the extent to which Wilde embraced and rejected his Irish roots, and the reflection of this internal struggle in his writings. Markey is a researcher at Trinity College, Dublin. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction: Oscar Wilde's fairy tales
- The discovery and study of folklore
- The Wildes and Irish folklore
- The literary fairy tale
- The happy prince and other tales
- A house of pomegranates
- Conclusion: "The folk-tale is father of all fiction."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780716531203
- 0716531208
- OCLC:
- 727704226
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