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- Represents the first book-length study of the Wildean aesthetic in contemporary Irish drama
- Examines an extensive range of Wilde’s writings (as opposed to merely his plays)
- Demonstrates that contemporary playwrights engage with Wilde’s legacy in distinct and unique ways
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“This study is an important contribution to understanding Wilde’s impact on the evolution of contemporary Irish drama. … Scholars will find in Price’s study much food for thought and will be grateful for the research and scholarship that are clearly visible in this book.” (Eamon Maher, New Hibernia Review, Vol. 24 (3), 2020)
“Oscar Wilde and Contemporary Irish Drama: Learning to Be Oscar’s Contemporary is a valuable book for anyone who wants to have a broad view of the ways in which contemporary Irish drama … resonates with Wildean ways.” (Thierry Dubost, Études irlandaises, Vol. 45 (1), 2020)
“Oscar Wilde and Contemporary Irish Drama is most rewarding when it presents Wilde as a cultural and artistic spirit presiding over questions in Irish drama relating to modernity, art, and identity. Ultimately, the monograph says as much about the ways in which Wilde was ahead of his time and pioneered many of the theories and techniques that became prevalent in dramatic art from the mid-twentieth century onward as it does about any influence he may have exerted on contemporary Irish dramatists; but perhaps that is the point.” (José Lanters, Irish Literary Supplement, Vol. 39 (2), 2020)
“Price offers a comprehensive and discerning thesis of how a Wildean influence, whether it be derived from Wilde’s drama or his aesthetic theories, can be read into the dramatists who are the subject of this study. … Oscar Wilde and Contemporary Irish Drama clearly shows just how relevant the work of Oscar Wilde is to the continuingnarrative of the Irish theatrical tradition.” (Adrienne Leavy, Reading Ireland, Issue 10, 2019)
“This is a rich, wide-ranging and accomplished monograph, which has built on a wealth of existing research to make a persuasive case that Wilde is, always has been, and is likely to remain, our contemporary.” (David McKinney, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 27 (4), 2019)
“Oscar Wilde and Contemporary Irish Drama: Learning to be Oscar’s Contemporary is a pacey, scholarly, and deeply interesting book. … It is a book that will appeal to scholars, students, and all who are interested in Wilde, and in Irish theatre more generally, and it is written in a fluid, engaging style that contributes to its clarity and accessibility.” (Noreen Doody, Irish University Review, Vol. 49 (2), November, 2019)
“This is an important and timely book which will appeal to scholars and students alike: of both Wilde and contemporary Irish drama. Lively, erudite and compelling, it helps us to understand the shifting complexity of literary and cultural influence.” (Neil Sammells, Professor of English and Irish Drama, Bath Spa University, UK, and Editor of Irish Studies Review)
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Book Title: Oscar Wilde and Contemporary Irish Drama
Book Subtitle: Learning to be Oscar's Contemporary
Authors: Graham Price
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93345-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93344-3Published: 23 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40495-6Published: 13 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93345-0Published: 23 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 249
Topics: Contemporary Theatre, National/Regional Theatre and Performance, British and Irish Literature