Oscar Wilde's Chatterton : literary history, romanticism, and the art of forgery /

In Oscar Wilde's Chatterton, Joseph Bristow and Rebecca N. Mitchell explore Wilde's fascination with the eighteenth-century forger Thomas Chatterton, who tragically took his life at the age of seventeen. This innovative study combines a scholarly monograph with a textual edition of the ext...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bristow, Joseph
Otros Autores: Mitchell, Rebecca N. (Rebecca Nicole), 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Knowledge > Literature.
Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Criticism and interpretation.
Chatterton, Thomas, > 1752-1770 > Criticism and interpretation.
Chatterton, Thomas, > 1752-1770 > Influence.
Chatterton, Thomas, > 1752-1770
Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900
1800-1899
Criticism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Critique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Criticism
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature
Influenser.
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Thomas Chatterton: writing the life, editing the poetry
  • The Chatterton legend: tributes, adaptations, memorials
  • Wilde's discovery of Chatterton: the "father of the romantic movement"
  • Wilde's "Chatterton" notebook: the art of forgery and the charge of plagiarism
  • Wilde, forgery, and crime: "pen, pencil and poison", "the decay of lying", and the short fiction
  • Forging literary history: "The portrait of Mr. W.H."
  • Conclusion: Wilde's writings and Chatterton's reputation: the fin de siècle and beyond.

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