The Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde: An Annotated Selection Wilde Oscar
The Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde: An Annotated Selection Wilde Oscar An authoritative edition of Oscar Wilde's critical writings shows how the renowned dramatist and novelist also transformed the…
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The Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde: An Annotated Selection Wilde Oscar
An authoritative edition of Oscar Wilde's critical writings shows how the renowned dramatist and novelist also transformed the art of commentary.Though he is primarily acclaimed today for his drama and fiction, Oscar Wilde was also one of the greatest critics of his generation. "Criticism is itself an art," Wilde wrote, and The Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde demonstrates this philosophy in action. Annotated and introduced by Wilde scholar Nicholas Frankel, this unique collection reveals Wilde as a writer who transformed criticism, giving the genre new purpose, injecting it with style and wit, and reorienting it toward the kinds of social concerns that still occupy our most engaging cultural commentators.
Readers will encounter some of Wilde's most quotable writings, such as "The Decay of Lying," which famously avers that "Life imitates Art far more than Art