Ebook: The evolution of Wilde’s wit
Author: Gantar Jure
- Tags: Wilde Oscar -- 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation, Wilde Oscar -- 1854-1900 -- Literary style, Wilde Oscar -- 1854-1900, Wilde Oscar -- 1854-1900, Humor in literature, Wit and humor, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English Irish Scottish Welsh, Style Literary, Esprit, Humor
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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"Oscar Wilde's wit is foundational to his works, from his plays and novels to his self-defense at his trials. Through analysis of Wilde's collection of epigrams, 'Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young,' Gantar constructs a framework for a systematic analysis of the different aspects of Wilde's wit: the relevance, significance, and cogency of its thought, and the coherence, intensity, and complexity of Read more...