TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gillespie,Michael Patrick
TI  - Oscar Wilde and the poetics of ambiguity
SN  - 0813019591
AV  - PR5827.A63 G55 1996eb
U1  - 828/.809 20
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Gainesville, Fla.
PB  - University Press of Florida
KW  - Wilde, Oscar,
KW  - Homosexuality and literature
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Ambiguity in literature
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM
KW  - European
KW  - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index; The Insistence of Pluralism: Wilde, the Reader, and the Elements of Composition -- 1. "Tame Essence of Wilde": The Evolution of Wilde's Early Writings -- 2. Cultural and Aesthetic Responses in Wilde's Essays: Approaching The Picture of Dorian Gray -- 3. Picturing Dorian Gray: Resistant Readings in Wilde's Novel -- 4. The Force of Conformity: Plays of the Early Nineties -- 5. The Victorian Impulse in Contemporary Audiences: The Regularization of The Importance of Being Earnest -- 6. From Beau Brummell to Lady Bracknell: Re-viewing the Dandy in The Importance of Being Earnest -- 7. The Salome of Wilde and Beardsley: Multiple Voices, Multiple Texts -- 8. The Failure of Solipsism: Wilde's Late Work
N2  - Oscar Wilde and the Poetics of Ambiguity presents an inclusive approach to Wilde criticism. It highlights the diversity in Wilde's writing, suggests strategies for reading, and leaves the reader to decide how best to apply them
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