Oscar Wilde and Classical Antiquity |
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| Editor:
| Riley, Kathleen
Blanshard, Alastair J. L.
Manny, Iarla |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-878926-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $196.32AUD $265.00 |
Book Description:
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Celebrated now and during his lifetime as a wit and aesthete, Oscar Wilde was also a talented classicist whose writings evince an enduring fascination with Graeco-Roman antiquity. This volume explores the impact of the classical world on his life and work, offering new perspectives on canonical texts and close analyses of unpublished material.
Celebrated now and during his lifetime as a wit and aesthete, Oscar Wilde was also a talented classicist whose writings evince an enduring fascination with Graeco-Roman antiquity. This volume explores the impact of the classical world on his life and work, offering new perspectives on canonical texts and close analyses of unpublished material.