Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr: Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the 'new' in every area of British life. This book examines the rich interplay between Wilde's society and his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing of Wilde and his work in film, stage, and the media in the century following his death.
Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr: Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the 'new' in every area of British life. This book examines the rich interplay between Wilde's society and his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing of Wilde and his work in film, stage, and the media in the century following his death.
John Sloan is a specialist in the literature of the nineteenth century. His books include George Gissing: The Cultural Challenge and John Davidson: First of the Moderns, A Literary Biography
Inhaltsangabe
* 1: The Life of Oscar Wilde * 2: The Fabric of Society * 3: The Literary Scene: The Growth of New Markets, The Reaction against Realism, Censorship * 4: Wilde and Social Issues: Politics and Political Writings, Sexual Politics, Prison, Consumerism * 5: Wilde and Intellectual Issues: Philosophy and Science, Ethics and Religion * 6: Recontextualizing Wilde: Reproducing Wilde, Wilde's Changing Image
* 1: The Life of Oscar Wilde * 2: The Fabric of Society * 3: The Literary Scene: The Growth of New Markets, The Reaction against Realism, Censorship * 4: Wilde and Social Issues: Politics and Political Writings, Sexual Politics, Prison, Consumerism * 5: Wilde and Intellectual Issues: Philosophy and Science, Ethics and Religion * 6: Recontextualizing Wilde: Reproducing Wilde, Wilde's Changing Image
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