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      This is the first complete annotated edition of Oscar Wilde''s poetry, using the best available text. It follows as closely as possible the chronological order of composition, highlighting autobiographical elements including the young Wilde''s conflicting attitudes to Greece a...

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      Product ID:9780199554706
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Oxford World's Classics
      Title:Complete Poetry
      Authors:Author: Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray
      Page Count:240
      Subjects:Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , Literary studies: poetry & poets, English, c 1800 to c 1900
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      This is the first complete annotated edition of Oscar Wilde''s poetry, using the best available text. It follows as closely as possible the chronological order of composition, highlighting autobiographical elements including the young Wilde''s conflicting attitudes to Greece and Rome, pagan and Christian, and his fluctuating attraction to Roman Catholicism. The Appendix shows Wilde''s original ordering, constructed with great care around a `musical'' arrangement of themes. The poems reveal unexpected aspects of a literary chameleon usually identified with sparkling wit and social comedy.
      `Yet each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!'' A powerful poem of universal guilt and a protest against capital punishment, The Ballad of Reading Gaol is Wilde''s best-known poem, yet it is quite unlike the rest of his poetry. At Oxford Wilde discarded the passion and politics of his mother''s Irish nationalistic anti-famine poetry and opted to follow an English Romantic tradition, paying tribute to Keats, Swinburne, and the Pre-Raphaelites. Admiration of French masters gradually led to his writing Impressionist, even decadent poems and his collection Poems (1881) brought accusations of obscenity and plagiarism as well as scathing reviews. Unabashed, Wilde revised and reprinted his final `Author''s Edition'' in 1892, by which time he was the successful author of fiction, criticism, and Lady Windermere''s Fan. This volume follows as closely as possible the chronological order of composition, highlighting autobiographical elements including the young Wilde''s conflicting attitudes to Greece and Rome, pagan and Christian, and his fluctuating attraction to Roman Catholicism. The Appendix shows Wilde''s original ordering, constructed with great care around a `musical'' arrangement of themes. The poems reveal unexpected aspects of a literary chameleon usually identified with sparkling wit and social comedy. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
      Imprint Name:Oxford University Press
      Publisher Name:Oxford University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-06-25

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      Weight182 g
      Dimensions192 × 140 × 6 mm