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Dorian unbound : transnational decadence and the Wilde archive / Sean O'Toole.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Toole, Sean, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Picture of Dorian Gray.
- Wilde, Oscar.
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Books and reading.
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Sources.
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Influence.
- Aestheticism (Literature).
- Decadence (Literary movement).
- Decadence in literature.
- History--Sources.
- History.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Transnational decadence and the Wilde archive
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "This book examines the broad archive of texts that Oscar Wilde read from quite early in his literary career through to the release of Dorian Gray, making the case for a transnational network of literary forms that influenced Wilde's unique and hybrid prose. Arguing that prevailing scholarly discourse on Dorian's aesthetic and decadent contexts has unintentionally obscured an even richer array of cultural movements from which Wilde drew inspiration, O'Toole makes a significant case for a more dynamic reading of the novel"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part One. Decadent Hybridity
- 'Fantastic Shadows': Wilde's Queer Form
- Part Two. Inherited Worlds
- Gothic Legacies: Melmoth, Ireland, and the Specter of Imperial History
- Aesthetic Antecedents: Lady Wilde and the Pre-Raphaelite Cult of Sidonia
- Part Three. Networked Forms
- Transatlantic Forebears: Painted Betrayals in Hawthorne, Poe, and James
- Epigrammatic Inheritance: Peacock, Meredith, and the Forgotten English Lineage.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-163) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: O'Toole, Sean Dorian Unbound
- ISBN:
- 9781421446547
- OCLC:
- 1376194016
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