Oscar Wilde:

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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Main Author: Robbins, Ruth 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Continuum [2011]
Series:Writer's lives
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Links:https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/khifiit/detail.action?docID=730002
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
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (106 pages)
ISBN:9781441146724