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. 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.
| ISBN: | 9780252034725 |
| Publication date: | 6th January 2010 |
| Author: | Oscar Wilde |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Biography: writers LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies |