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Oscar Wilde’s Society Plays

Oscar Wilde’s Society Plays

Michael Y. Bennett

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2015
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Literatura: historia y crítica
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9781137410924
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As the first collection of essays specifically about Oscar Wilde’s comedies, the contributors re-evaluate Oscar Wilde’s society plays as 'comedies of manners' to see whether this is actually an apt way to read Wilde’s most emblematic plays. Focusing on bo

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