Oscar Wilde and the Theatre of the 1890s - POD TITLE

Klappentext Kerry Powell examines Wilde's plays in relation to popular theatre of the 1890s! both in England and on the Continent. Zusammenfassung Kerry Powell examines Wilde's plays in relation to popular theatre of the 1890s! both in England and on the Continent. Along with revealing insights into the sexual and moral politics of the era! Powell provides an indispensable basis for understanding Wilde's achievement as a playwright. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Rewriting the past; 2. Lady Windermere's Fan and the unmotherly mother; 3. Salomé, the censor, and the divine Sarah; 4. Unimportant women and men with a past; 5. Wilde and Ibsen; 6. An Ideal Husband: resisting the feminist police; 7. The importance of being at Terry's; 8. Algernon's other brothers; Epilogue; Appendix: Dramatists of the 1890s; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kerry Powell, Powell Kerry
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521111676
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11167-6
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 231 mm x 12 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights