Wilde Style
The Plays and Prose of Oscar Wilde
1st Edition
Published on 22. July 2014
152 pages
978-1-317-87950-3 (ISBN)
Description
This new study of the major prose and plays of Oscar Wilde argues that his dominant aesthetic category is not art but style. It is this major emphasis on style and attitude which helps mark Wilde so graphically as our contemporary. Beginning with a survey of current Wilde criticism, the book demonstrates the way his own critical essays anticipate much contemporary cultural theory and inform his own practice as a writer.
Reviews / Votes
Neil Sammells brings Wilde to life and makes him our contemporary in ways that convince. This is a book I'll give to students, not least because I'll think they'll enjoy it." - Jonathan Dollimore, University of York.'Sammells argues that in Wilde's plays and prose his dominant aesthetic caetgory is not art but style. And he does it with style.' - Irish Literary Supplement
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
4,33 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-87950-3 (9781317879503)
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Person
Neil Sammells is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Provost) and Professor of English and Irish Literature at Bath Spa University, UK.
Content
Introduction 1. Origin and Terminus 2. Theorizing Style: The Essays 3. Theory into Practice: Dorian Gray and Salome 4. Theory into Practice: The Society Comedies 5. From Baudelaire to Bowie Bibliography Index
