An Ideal Husband

Second Edition, Revised

By:

Oscar Wilde

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Paperback / softback

Series:

New Mermaids

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One of the nineteenth century’s most successful and most frequently revived plays, An Ideal Husband has divided critics more than any other of Wilde’s plays. Treating political intrigue, financial fraud, blackmail, scandal and spin, and the role of women in public life, it is a play which engaged with issues of vital importance to its late-Victorian audience, which continue to resonate today. Sos Eltis, a specialist in Victorian drama and its relation to women's issues, provides a stimulating new perspective on An Ideal Husband, through an introduction that looks at its relation with contemporary social purity campaigns, women's rights, and political scandals. The introduction also gives a substantial performance history, with particular reference to the play's film versions and the influential Peter Hall theatre production.

Author Biography:

Sos Eltis is a Fellow in English at Brasenose College, Oxford, and a member of the Oxford University English Faculty. She is also a senior member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and a member of the board of Oxford Playhouse Theatre. She has written extensively on Victorian and modern drama, and on Oscar Wilde in particular. Russell Jackson is Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham.

Release date Australia

August 15th, 2013

Author

Oscar Wilde

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributors

Volume editor Russell Jackson
Volume editor Sos Eltis

Edition

Revised edition

Pages

208

Series

New Mermaids

Dimensions

129x198x18

ISBN-13

9781408137208

Product ID

20723502

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