Acting Wilde : Victorian sexuality, theatre, and Oscar Wilde / Kerry Powell.

Author/creator Powell, Kerry
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionx, 204 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: acting Wilde -- Posing and dis-posing: Oscar Wilde in America and beyond -- Pure Wilde: feminism and masculinity in Lady Windermere's Fan, Salome, and A women of no importance -- Performance anxiety in An ideal husband -- Performativity and history: Oscar Wilde and The importance of being Earnest -- The "lost" transcript, sexual acting, and the meaning of Wilde's trials -- Prison performativity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780521516921 (hbk.)
ISBN0521516927 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR5824 .P69 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold