Authors in Context examines the work of major writers
in relation to their own time and to the present day.
Combining history with lively literary discussion, each
volume provides comprehensive insight into texts in
their context. Wit, dandy, literary anarchist,
self-publicist, and homosexual martyr: Wilde achieved
fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and
communication promoted the 'new' in every area of
British life - 'New Women', 'New Hedonism', 'New
Journalism', 'New Imperialism'. His plays, tales, and
critical writings questioned traditional attitudes to
religion, sexuality, women and the home, crime and
punishment, and the freedom of the individual. This book
examines the rich interplay between Wilde's society and
his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing
of Wilde and his work on stage, in film and the media in
the century that has followed his death. ABOUT THE
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helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
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