Revising Wilde : society and subversion in the plays of Oscar Wilde

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A radical re-examination of Oscar Wilde's plays, this book challenges long-established views of the writer as a dilettante and dandy. Instead Wilde emerges as a serious philosopher and social critic who used his plays to subvert the traditional values of Victorian literature and society.

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Revising Wilde
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Eltis, Sos
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1996.
Zusammenfassung:
A radical re-examination of Oscar Wilde's plays, this book challenges long-established views of the writer as a dilettante and dandy. Instead Wilde emerges as a serious philosopher and social critic who used his plays to subvert the traditional values of Victorian literature and society.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 226 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Oxford English monographs Revising Wilde
ISBN:
9780191671340 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Criticism and interpretation.
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