Introduction
Oscar Wilde is a well-known figure of our contemporary world, although he seems to be remembered at least equally, if not more, for the life he led, and the infamous trial which sent him to prison, as for his literary works. It is obviously almost impossible to study his writings without linking th...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2016
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | Oscar Wilde is a well-known figure of our contemporary world, although he seems to be remembered at least equally, if not more, for the life he led, and the infamous trial which sent him to prison, as for his literary works. It is obviously almost impossible to study his writings without linking them to the character he embodied in real life as, according to one of his most famous aphorisms, “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life,” and critics have thus traced the paradoxes of Lo... |
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