Oscar Wilde / / Ruth Robbins.
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...
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Superior document: | Writer's lives |
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Place / Publishing House: | London ;, New York : : Continuum,, [2011] 2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Writers' lives (Continuum (Firm))
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (106 pages). |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780826498519 (hbk) 0826498515 (hbk) 9780826498526 (pbk) 0826498523 (pbk) 9781441146724 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ruth Robbins. |