Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Aesthetic Culture

Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Aesthetic Culture
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780748697540
ISBN-13 : 0748697543
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Book Synopsis Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Aesthetic Culture by : Michele Mendelssohn

Download or read book Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Aesthetic Culture written by Michele Mendelssohn and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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