| Approaches to Teaching the Works of Oscar Wilde Contributor(s): Smith, Philip E. II (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1603290109 ISBN-13: 9781603290104 Publisher: Modern Language Association of America OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 828.809 |
| LCCN: 2008021366 |
| Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is both a challenge and a pleasure to teach the works of Oscar Wilde, "the master of paradox," in the words of this volume's editor. Wilde wrote at a pivotal moment between the Victorian period and modernism, and his work is sometimes considered prescient of the postmodern age. He is now taught in a variety of university courses: in literature, theater, criticism, Irish studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and gay studies. This volume, like others in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Litereature, is divided into two parts. The first, "Materials," suggests editions, resources, and criticism, both in print and online, that may be useful for the teacher. The second part, "Approaches," contains twenty-five essays that discuss Wilde's stories, fairy tales, poetry, plays, essays, letters, and life--from the perspective of a wide range of disciplines. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Philip E. II: - Philip E. Smith II is associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. With Michael S. Helfand he coauthored and coedited Oscar Wilde�s Oxford Notebooks: A Portrait of Mind in the Making (1989). He has written on Wilde, Constance Naden, Robert Heinlein, Ursula Le Guin, Brian Aldiss, August Wilson, John Galsworthy, Charles Olson; on issues of curriculum, staffing, and teaching in the profession of English studies. |
