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Oscar Wilde and Classical Antiquity Kathleen; Bla Riley
Oscar Wilde and Classical Antiquity
Kathleen; Bla Riley
Celebrated now and during his lifetime as a wit and aesthete, Oscar Wilde was also a talented classicist whose writings evince an enduring fascination with Graeco-Roman antiquity. This volume explores the impact of the classical world on his life and work, offering new perspectives on canonical texts and close analyses of unpublished material.
400 pages, 10 black-and-white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 30, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198789260 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 402 |
| Dimensions | 243 × 166 × 31 mm · 766 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Blanshard, Alastair J. L. (Paul Eliadis Professor of Classics and Ancient History, Paul Eliadis Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Queensland) |
| Editor | Manny, Iarla (Michael Comber PhD Student in the Reception of the Classical World, Michael Comber PhD Student in the Reception of the Classical World, Open University/St Hilda's College, Oxford) |
| Editor | Riley, Kathleen (Freelance writer, theatre historian, and critic, Freelance writer, theatre historian, and critic) |