Oscar Wilde

A Literary Life
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-24603-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 429 g

Reihe: Literary Lives

Oscar Wilde: A Literary Life tracks the intellectual biography of one of the most influential minds of the nineteenth century. Rather than focusing on the dramatic events of Wilde’s life, this volume documents Wilde’s impressive forays into education, religion, science, philosophy, and social reform. In so doing, it provides an accessible and yet detailed account that reflects Wilde’s own commitment to the “contemplative life.” Suitable for seasoned readers as well as those new to the study of his work, Oscar Wilde: A Literary Life brings Wilde’s intellectual investments into sharp focus, while placing him within a cultural landscape that was always evolving and often fraught with contradiction. 

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stern, Kimberly J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Irische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Einzelne Autoren: Monographien & Biographien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: The Biographer.- Chapter 2: The Teacher.- Chapter 3: The Priest.- Chapter 4: The Scientist.- Chapter 5: The Philosopher.- Chapter 6: The Reformer.

Über Autor(innen)

Kimberly J. Stern is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She is the editor of a Broadview edition of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé (2015) and author of The Social Life of Criticism: Gender, Criticism, and the Politics of Belonging (2016).