Oscar Wilde in America: The Interviews
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252034724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A generous and welcome sampling."--New York Review of Books
Good solid research Good, solid primary sources all in one place makes this book invaluable for the Oscar Wilde scholar or devoted fan. Index in back of book listing all the newspaper interviews in existence of Wilde's visit to North America makes it even more worthwhile.. Oscar Wilde in America: The Interviews Bob Green Having recently completed a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Canterville Ghost, which I call The Ghost Of Canterville Chase, in which I use an actor playing Oscar to provide occasional narrative, I wanted to read what the reporters in various newspapers across the country had to say about him. Oscar was only 26 at the time of his tour and the comments from dozens of reporters are very similar and many are funny. One of Oscar's talks is also in. "Great buy on a terrific book." according to Anthony C. Dobrowolski. This book is a wonderful addition to my ever-growing Oscar Wilde collection.I've never found this kind of collection of newspaper interviews fromWilde's lecture tour of the US and Canada before. Informative and enlightening.
This exceptional volume cites all ninety-one of Wilde's interviews and contains transcripts of forty-eight of them, and it also includes his lecture on his travels in America.. Better known in 1882 as a cultural icon than a serious writer, Oscar Wilde was brought to North America for a major lecture tour on Aestheticism and the decorative arts. With characteristic aplomb, he adopted the role as the ambassador of Aestheticism, and he tried out a number of phrases, ideas, and strategies that ultimately made him famous as a novelist and playwright