Bloom's How To Write About Oscar Wilde

As a poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright, Oscar Wilde excelled in a range of genres, engaging and fascinating his readers with his ability to make use of compatible contraries. Nine of his central works, including 'The Importance of Being Earnest', 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', 'Lady Windermere's Fan', and 'Salomé', are discussed in this volume, offering readers a variety of ways of exploring and discussing Wilde's incisive and often boisterously comic writings. Students will find valuable advice for composing effective essays about this witty Irish writer.

CONTENTS
Series Introduction
Volume Introduction
How to Write a Good Essay
How to Write About Oscar Wilde
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol
- The Critic as Artist
- De Profundis
- The Decay of Lying
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Happy Prince
- Lady Windermere's Fan
- Salomé
Index