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1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations. |
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Edinburgh studies in transatlantic literatures |
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Edinburgh studies in transatlantic literatures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Mendelssohn places a discussion of aestheticism in an transatlantic context, centred on two canonical Anglo-American authors: Henry James and Oscar Wilde. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Contents |
COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; INTRODUCTION; chapter 1 'I have asked Henry James not to bring his friend Oscar Wilde': Daisy Miller, Washington Square and the Politics of Transatlantic Aestheticism; chapter 2 The Gentle Art of Making Enemies and of remaking aestheticism; chapter 3 The school of the future as well as the present: Wilde's Impressions of James in Intentions and The Picture of Dorian Gray. |
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chapter 4 'Wild thoughts and desire! Things I can't tell you -- words I can't speak!': The Drama of Identity in The Importance of Being Earnest and Guy Domvillechapter 5 Despoiling Poynton: James, the Wilde Trials and Interior Decoration; chapter 6 'A nest of almost infant blackmailers': The End of Innocence in 'The Turn of the Screw' and De Profundis; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. |
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James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. (OCoLC)fst00028686
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. (OCoLC)fst00033910
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Aestheticism (Literature)
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Aestheticism (Literature) (OCoLC)fst00798701
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mendelssohn, Michèle. Henry James, Oscar Wilde and aesthetic culture. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007 9780748623853 074862385X (DLC) 2007408910 (OCoLC)86167669 |
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Print version: Mendelssohn, Michèle. Henry James, Oscar Wilde and aesthetic culture. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007 9780748623853 (DLC) 2007408910 (OCoLC)86167669 |
| ISBN |
9780748630219 (electronic bk.) |
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074863021X (electronic bk.) |
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