This book, the first fully sustained reading of Henry James's and Oscar Wilde's relationship, reveals why the antagonisms between both authors are symptomatic of the cultural oppositions within Aestheticism itself. The book also shows how these conflicting energies animated the late ninete...

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1. Verfasser:	Mendelssohn, Michèle
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.
Schriftenreihe:	Edinburgh studies in transatlantic literatures.
Schlagworte:	James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation. Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Criticism and interpretation. James, Henry, > 1843-1916 Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 Aestheticism (Literature) Esthétisme (Littérature) LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	This book, the first fully sustained reading of Henry James's and Oscar Wilde's relationship, reveals why the antagonisms between both authors are symptomatic of the cultural oppositions within Aestheticism itself. The book also shows how these conflicting energies animated the late nineteenth century's most exciting transatlantic cultural enterprise. Richly illustrated and historically detailed, this study of James's and Wilde's intricate, decades-long relationship brings to light Aestheticism's truly transatlantic nature through close readings of both authors' works, as well as nineteenth-century art, periodicals and rare manuscripts. As Mendelssohn shows, both authors were deeply influenced by the visual and decorative arts, and by contemporary artists such as George Du Maurier and James McNeill Whistler. Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Aesthetic Culture offers a nuanced reading of a complex relationship that promises to transform the way in which we imagine late nineteenth-century British and American literary culture. Key Features The first study devoted exclusively to Wilde and James, who are the most important Irish and American nineteenth-century authors Rewrites standard assumptions about James's and Wilde's relationship and traces its implications for British and American Aestheticism Redefines Aestheticism and offers full re-readings of late nineteenth-century literature, visual and material culture, theatre, as well as psychology and sexual identity Refers to several previously unpublished letters by Henry James
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780748630219 074863021X 1281252069 9781281252067 9780748651634 0748651632 0748697543 9780748697540 9786611252069 6611252061