More than mockery - how subversive is The Importance of Being Ernest?
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Dec2016 (Volume) 74
Classif
820 EMA
Subject
English language & literature
Page
43 - 45
Authors
Reigh, Gabi
Contents
The author puts the arguments for Wilde's play being a serious challenge to contemprary views about class, society and gender roles and then seems to undercut them, with reference to Wilde's own aesthetic perspective and the contemporary reception of the play. What should we make of this seeming contradiction?
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