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The Circulation of Oscar Wilde's Prose and Poems in Japan (1868-1926).

Authors :
Chen, Qi
Source :
Literature Compass; Mar2013, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p288-299, 12p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

This essay investigates the circulation of Oscar Wilde's prose and poems in Japan from the late Meiji period to the end of Taisho period,<superscript>1</superscript> examining the diverse Japanese readings and adaptations of Wilde: a dangerous socialist, a modern poet, a sentimental humanist and essayist, a decadent aesthete, and a martyr to beauty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17414113
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Literature Compass
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
85872408
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12046