Oscar Wilde Ruth Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robbins, Ruth, 1965- author.

Series:

Writers' lives (Continuum (Firm))

Writer's lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Criticism and interpretation.

Wilde, Oscar.

Authors, Irish--19th century--Biography.

Authors, Irish.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Oscar Wilde's reputation has shifted dramatically during the twentieth century from outcast in the wake of his trials for homosexual offences, to martyr to the gay cause in the 1980s and '90s, to important figure in the history of writing in English. Ruth Robbins introduces Wilde through a focus on his manipulations of genre and sets Wilde's life and work in its literary and cultural context."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

1. Introduction: Celebrity Wilde; 2. Poet, Poseur, Plagiarist: Allusion and Sincerity in Wilde's Poetry; 3. Short Fiction: Homage and Parody in Wilde's Short Stories; 4. Trials of Wit: Wilde's Essays; 5. Closets and Pictures: Disguise and Display in Dorian Gray and 'The Portrait of Mr W. H.'; 6. Well-Made and Un-Made Plays: Wilde's Theatre; 9. Out of the Depths: Wilde, De Profundis, Autobiography and Afterlife; Chronology of Wilde's Life and Times; Glossary of Keywords; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index

Note on Texts and Abbreviations \ Introduction \ 1. Poems \ 2. Prose - Critical \ 3. Prose - Short Fictional \ 4. Prose - Long Fictional \ 5. Plays \ 6. Prison Writings \ Bibliography \ Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index

ISBN:

9781474211499

1474211496

9781441146724

1441146725

OCLC:

741492633