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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 December 2013
      12 December 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139060103
      9781107016132
      9781316647585
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139060103
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.75kg, 438 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.64kg, 438 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, British Theatre, Irish Literature, English Literature: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
      Series:
      Literature in Context
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    Subjects:
    Literature, British Theatre, Irish Literature, English Literature: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
    Series:
    Literature in Context
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    Oscar Wilde was a courageous individualist whose path-breaking life and work were shaped in the crucible of his time and place, deeply marked by the controversies of his era. This collection of concise and illuminating articles reveals the complex relationship between Wilde's work and ideas, and contemporary contexts including Victorian feminism, aestheticism and socialism. Chapters investigate how Wilde's writing was both a resistance to and quotation of Victorian master narratives and genre codes. From performance history to film and operatic adaptations, the ongoing influence and reception of Wilde's story and work is explored, proposing not one but many Oscar Wildes. To approach the meaning of Wilde as an artist and historical figure, the book emphasises not only his ability to imagine new worlds, but also his bond to the turbulent cultural and historical landscape around him - the context within which his life and art took shape.

    Reviews

    '… this volume will serve as an indispensable primer for those who wish to fit text to context and context to Wilde.'

    Gregory Castle Source: Breac: A Digital Journal of Irish Studies

    '… Powell and Raby offer a wonderful spectrum of new and old contexts for Oscar Wilde that will interest scholars and afficionados alike. Taken together, the chapters illustrate just how impossible it is to pin Wilde down in any particular context. Like Dorian’s ego, Wilde’s life 'fits no single narrative', as Ravenhill reminds us. Oscar Wilde in Context is a testament to the richness of Wilde scholarship today and a welcome new addition to it.'

    Petra Dierkes-Thrun Source: Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies

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    • Chapter 1 - Son and parents: Speranza and Sir William Wilde
      pp 7-16
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