Overview
Oscar Wilde was already one of the best known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to turn his extraordinary talents to the theatre. Between 1891 and 1895 he produced a sequence of distinctive plays which spearheaded the dramatic renaissance of the 1890s and retain their power today. The social comedies, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, and An Ideal Husband, offer a moving as well as witty dissection of society and its morals, with a sharp focus on sexual politics. By contrast, the experimental, symbolist Salome, written originally in French, was banned for public performance by the English censor. His final dramatic triumph was his 'trivial' comedy for serious people, The Importance of Being Earnest' arguably the greatest farcical comedy in English. Under the General Editorship of Dr Michael Cordner of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction and detailed annotation.
Full Product Details
Author: Oscar Wilde ,
Peter Raby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford Paperbacks
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.320kg
ISBN: 9780192834447
ISBN 10: 0192834444
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 August 1998
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9780199535972
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist.""--English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist. --English Literature in Transition 1880-1920<br>
In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist. --English Literature in Transition 1880-1920 In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist. --English Literature in Transition 1880-1920 In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist. --English Literature in Transition 1880-1920 In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist. --English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist.--English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
In short, there is material aplenty here for the average reader and considerable matter for the specialist. --English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
