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Robbins, Ruth, 1965-
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Robbins, Ruth, 1965-
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Oscar Wilde /
Ruth
Robbins
.
by
Robbins
,
Ruth
,
1965-
Continuum, c2011.
Call #:
828.809 W672r
Subjects
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography.
Series
Writers' lives (Continuum (Firm))
ISBN:
9780826498526 (pbk.)
0826498523 (pbk.)
Description:
ix, 193 p. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Poems -- Prose -- Critical -- Prose -- Short Fictional -- Prose -- Long Fictional -- Plays -- Prison Writings.
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"--Back cover.
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