Concise and illuminating articles explore Oscar Wilde's life and work in the context of the turbulent landscape of his time.

Concise and illuminating articles explore Oscar Wilde's life and work in the context of the turbulent landscape of his time.

The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theatre's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overvie

Authors in Context examines the work of major writers in relation to their own time and to the present day. Combining history with lively literary discussion, e

Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr: Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted