Wilde the Irishman

Wilde the Irishman
by: Dr. Jerusha McCormack (Editor)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 1998/3/30
Language: English
Print Length: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 0300072961
ISBN-13: 9780300072969
Book Description
In this vigorous study, leading Irish literary and artistic figures--including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney--examine the surprisingly neglected theme of the "Irishness" of Oscar Wilde. The book includes critical essays that explore how Wilde reflected the Irish tradition as well as creative responses to Wilde by poets, playwrights, sculptors, a short story writer, and an actor.
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In this vigorous study, leading Irish literary and artistic figures--including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney--examine the surprisingly neglected theme of the "Irishness" of Oscar Wilde. The book includes critical essays that explore how Wilde reflected the Irish tradition as well as creative responses to Wilde by poets, playwrights, sculptors, a short story writer, and an actor. Read more