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.
Il n'y a pas encore de discussion sur ce livre
Soyez le premier à en lancer une !
Ce road-movie intimiste est l'une des BD à ne pas manquer en cette rentrée
Découvrez 5 romans en format poche et tentez de les gagner...
Lovecraft comme vous ne l'avez jamais lu, à travers une sélection de lettres qui rend son univers encore plus complexe et fascinant
Des conseils de lecture qui sentent bon la rentrée !
