Art of the pose, the: oscar wilde’s performance theory
Auteur :
Marcovitch, Heather
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034304399
Date de publication :
6 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
330 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Revisits Oscar Wilde's major writings through field of performance studies. Wilde wrote about performance as a cultural dialectic, as a form of serious and critical play, and as basis of a subversive poetics. This book traces Wilde's often-troubled relationship with late-Victorian society in terms of its attempts to define his public performances.