Authors in Context: Oscar Wilde
Author:   John Sloan (, Tutor and Fellow in English, Harris Manchester College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199555215


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 February 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Authors in Context: Oscar Wilde


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Author:   John Sloan (, Tutor and Fellow in English, Harris Manchester College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.178kg
ISBN:  

9780199555215


ISBN 10:   0199555214
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 February 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

`'For those who are looking for an accessible, informative and clear account of Wilde's work and career in a finely detailed context, Sloan's book is the very thing.'' The Wildean, July 2003


'For those who are looking for an accessible, informative and clear account of Wilde's work and career in a finely detailed context, Sloan's book is the very thing.' The Wildean, July 2003


`'For those who are looking for an accessible, informative and clear account of Wilde's work and career in a finely detailed context, Sloan's book is the very thing.'' The Wildean, July 2003


Author Information

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

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