num_pages: 240
description: Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr, Oscar Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the 'new' in every area of British life. This edition, part of Oxford's new Authors in Context series, examines the richinterplay between Wilde's society and his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing of Wilde and his work in film, stage, and the media in the century following his death.
language: English
title: Oscar Wilde
titlecomplete: Oscar Wilde
genres: Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Oxford University Press