{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-oscar-wilde-paperback-9780521479875","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde (Paperback) 9780521479875","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essential 1997 guide to one of the theatre's most important characters, with an opening essay by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Raby (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521479875, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 October 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages, 20 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The Cambridge Companion (a particularly refreshing collection of essays) is certainly the first of these volumes a Wilde enthusiast will want to own. Edited by Peter Raby these 15 essays venture more deeply into the manner and more deftly into the manners of the subject than so many works of scholarly inquiry and speculation.' Los Angeles Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theatre's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overview, the volume also offers some of the latest thinking on the dramatist and his impact on the twentieth century. Part One places Wilde's work within the cultural and historical context of his time and includes an opening essay by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland. Further chapters also examine Wilde and the Victorians and his image as a Dandy. Part Two looks at Wilde's essential work as playwright  and general writer, including his poetry, critiques, and fiction, and provides detailed analysis of such key works as Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest among others. The third group of essays examines the themes and factors which shaped Wilde's work and includes Wilde and his view of the Victorian woman, Wilde's sexual identities, and interpreting Wilde on stage. This 1997 volume also contains a detailed chronology of Wilde's work, a guide to further reading, and illustrations from important productions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Context: 1. Biography and the art of lying Merlin Holland\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wilde and the Victorians Regenia Gagnier\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wilde and the Dandyism of the senses Stephen Calloway\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Wilde's Work: 4. Wilde as poet Karl Beckson and Bobby Fong\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wilde the journalist John Stokes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wilde as critic and theorist Lawrence Danson\u003cbr\u003e 7. Wilde's fiction(s) Jerusha McCormack\u003cbr\u003e 8. Distance, death, and desire in Salome Joseph Donahue\u003cbr\u003e 9. Wilde's comedies of society Peter Raby\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Importance of Being Earnest Russell Jackson\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Themes and Influences: 11. A verdict of death: Oscar Wilde, actresses, and Victorian women Kerry Powell\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'A Complex, Multiform Creature' - Wilde's sexual identities Joseph Bristow\u003cbr\u003e 13. Wilde's plays: some lines of influence Richard Allen Cave\u003cbr\u003e 14. Wilde on stage Joel Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e 15. Oscar Wilde: the resurgence of lying Declan Kiberd\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000611721496,"sku":"9780521479875","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521479875i_79b0b4e2-021d-4a2f-b3ee-91284899aa7a.jpg?v=1691382926","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-oscar-wilde-paperback-9780521479875","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}