Description
Product ID: | 9780674271821 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde |
Subtitle: | An Annotated Selection |
Authors: | Author: Oscar Wilde, Nicholas Frankel |
Page Count: | 400 |
Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , English |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Though best known for his drama and fiction, Oscar Wilde was also a pioneering critic. He introduced the idea that criticism was an act of creation, not just appraisal. Wilde transformed the genre by extending its ambit beyond art to include society itself, all while injecting it with his trademark wit and style. |
Imprint Name: | Harvard University Press |
Publisher Name: | Harvard University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-12-13 |