The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde - Softcover

Wilde, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226897648 ISBN 13: 9780226897646

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1982

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Oscar Wilde was the master of the studied insult. His jabs at hypocrisy, pretense and boring conventionality still have a penetrating power. His snubs and put-downs became the talk of his time, no less by his targets than by Wilde himself. This illustrated collection features over 750 of his biting comments.

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Although known primarily as the irreverent but dazzling witty playwright who penned The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde was also an able and farsighted critic. He was an early advocate of criticism as an independent branch of literature and stressed its vital role in the creative process. Scholars continue to debate many of Wilde's critical positions.

Included in Richard Ellmann's impressive collection of Wilde's criticism, is a wide selection of Wilde's book reviews as well as such famous longer works as "The Portrait of Mr. W. H., " "The Soul of Man under Socialism, " and the four essays which make up Intentions: "The Decay of Lying, " "Pen, Pencil, and Poison, " "The Critic as Artist, " and "The Truth of Masks." The Artist as Critic will satisfy any Wilde fan's yearning for an essential reading of his critical work.

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• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0226897648
• ISBN 13: 9780226897646
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 474
• Herausgeber: Ellman Richard