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Title: OSCAR WILDE'S SOCIETY PLAYS
By: Michael Y. Bennett (Editor)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1349568279
ISBN 13: 9781349568277
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 14 January, 2014
Edition: 1st ed. 2015
Pages: 219
Description: As the first collection of essays about Oscar Wilde's comedies, the contributors re-evaluate Oscar Wilde's society plays as 'comedies of manners" to see whether this is actually an apt way to read Wilde's most emblematic plays. Focusing on both the context and the texts, the collection locates Wilde both in his social and literary contexts.
Synopsis: As the first collection of essays about Oscar Wilde's comedies, the contributors re-evaluate Oscar Wilde's society plays as 'comedies of manners" to see whether this is actually an apt way to read Wilde's most emblematic plays. Focusing on both the context and the texts, the collection locates Wilde both in his social and literary contexts.
Illustrations: biography
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Non-returnable
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