Oscar Wilde and the Cultures of Childhood
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Nov 17, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9783319604107
Description: "This is the first collection of critical essays that explores Oscar Wilde's interest in children's culture, whether in relation to his famous fairy stories, his life as a caring father to two small boys, his place as a defender of children's rights within the prison system, his fascination with youthful beauty, and his theological contemplation of what it means to be a child in the eyes of God. The collection also examines the ways in which Wilde's works-not just his fairy stories-have been adapted for young audiences"--Back cover.
Notes: Source title: Oscar Wilde and the Cultures of Childhood (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)