Michael Patrick Gillespie

Reading Oscar Wilde

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reading Oscar Wilde is a comprehensive interpretive guide designed for students and readers who come to Wilde's writings for the first time, delivering a fuller understanding of the works and the background from which the canon has emerged.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032662312
• ISBN-10: 103266231X
• Artikelnr.: 71597146

Autorenporträt

Michael Patrick Gillespie taught for twenty-nine years at Marquette University as an Assistant, Associate, and a Full Professor and finally as the inaugural Louise Edna Goeden Professor of English. He is currently Professor of English at Florida International University. He has written books on film, literary theory, and the works of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Kennedy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preparatory to Anything Else: What We Do When We Read
Chapter One-Life as a Brand
Chapter Two-Making Performative Art
Chapter Three-The Integrity of Wilde's Short Fiction
Chapter Four-Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray
Chapter Five-Establishing a Dramatic Presence: Wilde's Plays of the Early
Nineties
Chapter Six-Realizing "the vital importance of being earnest"
Chapter Seven-Aesthetic Occasions: Wilde's Poetry
Chapter Eight-Blueprint for Creativity: Wilde's Essays, Letters, and
Miscellaneous Writings
Chapter Nine-Conclusion: "The only thing worse than being talked about is
not being talked about"
Chronology
Appendix: John Ruskin, Walter Pater, and Art for Art's Sake