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The evolution of Wilde's wit
- Title
- The evolution of Wilde's wit / Jure Gantar.
- Author
- Gantar, Jure, 1964-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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Details
- Description
- 191 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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 its expression. This book is a comprehensive account of Oscar Wilde's wit that focuses on discovering reasons for his critical success and ongoing legacy"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Damp Squibs -- 2. Comma in the Afternoon -- 3. The Apparatus for Turning out 'Oscarisms' -- 4. Truth on a Tightrope -- 5. Laws and Exceptions -- 6. Expressing One's Self -- 7. Summaries of All Existence -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFD 15-1585
- ISBN
- 9781137488480 (hardcover)
- 1137488484 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2014033979
- OCLC
- 890360413
- Author
- Gantar, Jure, 1964- author.
- Title
- The evolution of Wilde's wit / Jure Gantar.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFD 15-1585