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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"Wilde"”.
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Godot in Earnest: Beckettian Readings of Wilde
… and audiences alike have neglected the idea of Wilde as a precursor to Beckett. But I contend that a closer look at each writer's aesthetic and philosophic tendencies-for instance, their interest in the fluid nature of self, their understanding of identity as a performance, and their belief in …
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Playing Modern: Essaying, 1880–1920, Wilde, Chesterton, Woolf
… through the work of three writers—Oscar Wilde, G. K. Chesterton, and Virginia Woolf—all of whom, in their styling of the essay, embody different moments and essayistic registers in the transitions of modernity and reveal the cross-fertilising relationship between essaying and what is …
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The Irish Prince: Irishness in the Works of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's place - Wilde's short fiction, an early drama and poetry in criticism reveals, Wilde's Irishness is in his work more palpable than it might seem on Wilde's mother, the nationalist poet Speranza who Wilde's collections of fairy " " In the fourth chapter, Wilde's collection of " " …
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The figure of Christ in the works of Oscar Wilde
… figure of Christ in the mature writings of Oscar Wilde. I have avoided references to the life of the author as far as possible in my text, partly because biographical critism, in the specific case of Oscar Wilde, has often interfered with a judicious assessment of his writings--writings that …
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On knowingness : irony and queerness in the works of Byron, Heine, Fontane, and Wilde
… Heinrich Heine, Theodor Fontane, and Oscar Wilde. Key to the understanding of irony is Friedrich Schlegel's re-evaluation of the concept. The thesis establishes an approach to the multifaceted concept of irony and identify key concepts of queer theory. The focus, however, is close reading. …
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Imagens da morte: um estudo do gênero policial-fantástico em Poe, Wilde e Christie
… Poe, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, giving special attention to the study of the images and artificial representations of men: the mirror, as an ephemeral representation; and the portrait, as an attempt to eternize an ephemeral image. We also discuss themes such as jealousy, …
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“I Will Take Your Answer One Way or Another”: The Oscar Wilde Trial Transcripts as Literary Artefacts
Oscar Wilde was not only an eccentric artist and perhaps one of the most popular British dramatists since Shakespeare, but also one of the – if not the – first modern star, who understood how to present oneself in public and use publicity as means of self-realisation. After discussing upcoming …
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The Fallen Woman: An Exploration of the Voiceless Women in Victorian England through Three Plays of Oscar Wilde
… essay establishes the Christian myth within Wilde’s three plays, calling attention to the gender politics that he fought against in the Victorian era. Through Salomé, A Woman of No Importance, and An Ideal Husband I will prove the Christological myth that each play adopts and establish …
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A study on the medicinal potential of Artemisia afra, a traditionally used herb in Namibia
… modern medicine. Traditionally, Artemisia afra (‘Wilde als’) is used to treat the common cold, flu and coughs, as well as nasal congestion. During the COVID-19 pandemic, communities in Namibia used ‘Wilde als’ as a treatment for the disease. Little is known about the efficacy and safety of ‘Wilde …
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The Battle of Good and Evil in The Picture of Dorian Gray
… Dorian Gray is the only novel published by Oscar Wilde. The novel is considered to be one of the most controversial literary works of the 19th century. In his novel Wilde uses his three main characters to reflect the battle of good and evil that exists in every man. The conflict of choosing …
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Moldavská republika v kontextu postsovětského regionálního bezpečnostního komplexu.
… analysis by the trio of authors Buzan, Wæver, Wilde and its application to the case of the Republic of Moldova. The analytical part is dedicated to the application of the mentioned theoretical framework - sectoral analysis by Buzan, Wæver and Wilde on the case of the Republic of Moldova in the …
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Monstrous and Beautiful: Jungian Archetypes in Wilde’s <em>Salomé</em>
… the 1891 play <em>Salom</em><em>é</em>, by Oscar Wilde and my thesis addresses the modern psychological implications of the cultural truths revealed by Wilde's re-vision of the myth of that biblical femme fatale. I argue that in fashioning a tragic heroine out of a female monster figure of …
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The Aphoristic Moment: Modernist Literature and the Quotable Self
… conservatism as the basis of its appeal to Oscar Wilde, who saw in it both an encapsulation of his theory of secluded artistic autarky and an instrument for this very autarky’s furtherance. Wishing to see Wilde as breaking away from the truly decadent model for writing advanced and practiced by …
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Oscar Wilde's Fiction: Views on Life and Art
<p>Oscar Wilde depicts different views on life and art. The stories selected have common themes of wealth (monetary/non-monatary), love, devotion, self-destruction and death:: <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>, "The Happy Prince," "The Devoted Friend," "The Selfish Giant," and "The Rose and the …
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Artistic (mis)representation and commodity culture in The Picture of Dorian Gray and The House of Mirth
… trans-Atlantic connection between authors Oscar Wilde and Edith Wharton by considering the manner in which each author's respective protagonist relates to art, commodities, and the society in which he or she lives. By reading Dorian Gray and Lily Bart through the lens of Jean Baudrillard's …
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