TY - BOOK ID - 80838606 TI - Quintessential Wilde : his worldly place, his penetrating philosophy and his influential aestheticism PY - 2017 SN - 1443868442 9781443868440 9781443899895 1443899895 PB - Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Wilde, Oscar, KW - Wilde, Oscar KW - Melmoth, Sebastian, KW - Uaĭlʹd, Oskar, KW - C. 3. 3, KW - C. Three Three, KW - Ṿild, Osḳar, KW - Wilde, Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills, KW - Ṿaild, Osḳar, KW - Vaildas, Oskaras, KW - Author of Lady Windermere's fan, KW - Lady Windermere's fan, Author of, KW - Vailds, Oskars, KW - Ouailnt, Oskar, KW - Uaylt, Ōskʻar, KW - Уайльд, Оскар, KW - Уальд, Оскар, KW - וויילד, אוסקר, KW - וויילד, אסקאר KW - וויילד, אסקאר, KW - ווילד, אסקאר KW - ויילד, אוסקר KW - ויילד, אוסקר, KW - וילד, אוסקר KW - וילד, אוסקר, KW - וילד, אסקר, KW - װײלד, אסקאר KW - װײלד, אסקאר, KW - وايلد، أوسكار KW - وايلد، اسكار KW - オスカー・ワイルド KW - Aesthetics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80838606 AB - This volume presents interpretive essays utilizing a variety of approaches to honor the 160th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, celebrating the writer's genius. This unique collection of scholarship explores a broad spectrum of subjects, including his travels, sexuality, children's literature, jail writings, novel, poetry, individualism, masks, homosexuality, influence on others, and morality. It offers historical, biographical, psychological and sociological perspectives written by international experts and features a broad spectrum of subjects which will appeal to a range of scholars seeking original and alternative approaches to understanding Oscar Wilde, his aesthetics and his influence in a variety of genres in the twenty-first century. The multiplicity of interest in the writer expands across genres, disciplines, cultures and time. Quintessential Wilde examines his intellectual strength in "His Worldly Place," analyzes his ingenious thoughts in "His Penetrating Philosophy," and recounts his enduring place in "His Influential Aestheticism.". ER -