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Oscar Wilde (Writers Lives)
Dr Ruth Robbins
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Paperback. 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. This title offers readers a short, readable introduction to Oscar Wilde's life, work and afterlife. Series: Writers Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272. Series: Writers Lives. 176 pages. 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. This title offers readers a short, readable introduction to Oscar Wilde's life, work and afterlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 16. Weight: 272.
This is a short, readable introduction to Oscar Wilde's life, work and afterlife. 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, including the history of Victorian drama; the contexts of criticism in the period; poetry as post-romantic and pre-modernist mode of expression; ... Read more
This is a short, readable introduction to Oscar Wilde's life, work and afterlife. 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, including the history of Victorian drama; the contexts of criticism in the period; poetry as post-romantic and pre-modernist mode of expression; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Writers Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780826498526
SKU
V9780826498526
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About Dr Ruth Robbins
Ruth Robbins is Associate Dean and Head of the School of Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. She has published widely on the late nineteenth century in general and on Oscar Wilde in particular.
Reviews for Oscar Wilde (Writers Lives)
‘If literature, as Oscar Wilde once claimed, is not read at all, then either his work is not literature or Ruth Robbins has proved him wrong in this wonderfully original and provocative, deeply insightful critical account and appreciation of the text of Wilde. More than merely introductory—though Robbins' study is the single most indispensable inauguration to the Wildean oeuvre I've ... Read more