| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 204 pages) |
| Contents |
The Insistence of Pluralism: Wilde, the Reader, and the Elements of Composition -- 1. "Tame Essence of Wilde": The Evolution of Wilde's Early Writings -- 2. Cultural and Aesthetic Responses in Wilde's Essays: Approaching The Picture of Dorian Gray -- 3. Picturing Dorian Gray: Resistant Readings in Wilde's Novel -- 4. The Force of Conformity: Plays of the Early Nineties -- 5. The Victorian Impulse in Contemporary Audiences: The Regularization of The Importance of Being Earnest -- 6. From Beau Brummell to Lady Bracknell: Re-viewing the Dandy in The Importance of Being Earnest -- 7. The Salome of Wilde and Beardsley: Multiple Voices, Multiple Texts -- 8. The Failure of Solipsism: Wilde's Late Work |
| Summary |
Oscar Wilde and the Poetics of Ambiguity presents an inclusive approach to Wilde criticism. It highlights the diversity in Wilde's writing, suggests strategies for reading, and leaves the reader to decide how best to apply them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 fast |
| Subject |
Homosexuality and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Ambiguity in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Ambiguity in literature
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Homosexuality and literature
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
96014579 |
| ISBN |
0813019591 |
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9780813019598 |
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