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Oscar Wilde and nihilism / Colin Cavendish-Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cavendish-Jones, Colin, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature
- Routledge studies in nineteenth century literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wilde, Oscar.
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Themes, motives.
- Nihilism in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Contents:
- Vera, or the nihilists : the first Wildean superman
- Not for children : the development of nihilism in the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde
- A poisonous book : nihilism as sickness and art as the cure in the Picture of Dorian Gray
- No law for anybody : nihilism as anarchy in the Soul of man and the social comedies
- The most supreme of individualists : Christ and the conquest of nihilism in De profundis
- Conclusion : French by sympathy : Gide and Proust as the aesthetic heirs of Wilde.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 24, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Cavendish-Jones, Colin. Oscar Wilde and nihilism
- ISBN:
- 9781003546467
- 1003546463
- 9781040322185
- 1040322182
- 9781040322147
- 104032214X
- Publisher Number:
- 90103410291
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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