Oscar Wilde, 1st ed. 2019 A Literary Life Literary Lives Series
Auteur : Stern Kimberly J.
Oscar Wilde: A Literary Life tracks the intellectual biography of one of the most influential minds of the nineteenth century. Rather than focusing on the dramatic events of Wilde?s life, this volume documents Wilde?s impressive forays into education, religion, science, philosophy, and social reform. In so doing, it provides an accessible and yet detailed account that reflects Wilde?s own commitment to the ?contemplative life.? Suitable for seasoned readers as well as those new to the study of his work, Oscar Wilde: A Literary Life brings Wilde?s intellectual investments into sharp focus, while placing him within a cultural landscape that was always evolving and often fraught with contradiction.
Kimberly J. Stern is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She is the editor of a Broadview edition of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé (2015) and author of The Social Life of Criticism: Gender, Criticism, and the Politics of Belonging (2016).
Expands on Wilde’s relationship to key Victorian and nineteenth-century social movements and ideologies
Identifies important influences on Wilde
Illuminates Wilde’s perspectives on education, religion, science, philosophy, and social movements
Date de parution : 11-2019
Ouvrage de 266 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 21,09 €
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Oscar Wilde's philosophy; Victorian literature; An Ideal Husband; Wilde's religious influences; King of the Aesthetes; Wilde's writings on scientific thought; Wilde’s Philosophy Notebook; intellectual biography; Lady Windermere’s Fan; Fabian Society; Irish Nationalism; nineteenth-century social movements; British and Irish Literature