Literary Theory - General & Miscellaneous, 19th Century Irish Fiction & Prose Literature - Literary Criticism, Humanism
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Overview
This book is a contribution both to the widespread revival of interest in Oscar Wilde, especially in his critical writings, and to literary criticism's debate over the nature of humanism.. "The main question that confronts a reader is embarrassingly basic: what is Wilde finally saying? In the first part of this book, Bashford answers this question by defining precisely what theoretical tasks Wilde sets himself and then analyzing Wilde's efforts to achieve his goals.. "In the second half of Bashford's book, he looks at Wilde's criticism as an expression of humanism.Book Details
Published
October 31, 1999
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.
Pages
200
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780838637692