Robbins, Ruth,  1965- <br/><br/>
Oscar Wilde / 
Ruth Robbins. 
 - London ;  New York :  Continuum,  c2011. 
 - ix, 193 p. ;  20 cm. 
 - Writer's lives .
 - Writers' lives (Continuum (Firm)) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction: Celebrity Wilde; 2. Poet, Poseur, Plagiarist: Allusion and Sincerity in Wilde's Poetry; 3. Short Fiction: Homage and Parody in Wilde's Short Stories; 4. Trials of Wit: Wilde's Essays; 5. Closets and Pictures: Disguise and Display in Dorian Gray and 'The Portrait of Mr W. H.'; 6. Well-Made and Un-Made Plays: Wilde's Theatre; 9. Out of the Depths: Wilde, De Profundis, Autobiography and Afterlife; Chronology of Wilde's Life and Times; Glossary of Keywords; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index. 
<br/><br/> Oscar Wilde's reputation has shifted dramatically during the twentieth century from outcast in the wake of his trials for homosexual offences, to martyr to the gay cause in the 1980s and '90s, to important figure in the history of writing in English. Ruth Robbins introduces Wilde through a focus on his manipulations of genre and sets Wilde's life and work in its literary and cultural context. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0826498515 : HRD  $75.00 9780826498519 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Continuum Intl Pub Group, C/O Natl Book Network (Distribution) Oreill Customer Service Dept 15200 Nbn Way Po Box 190, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 17214-0190 SAN 630-0065 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011284592 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authors, Irish--19th century--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR5824  / .R57 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>828/.809