Oscar Wilde's Chatterton: Literary History, Romanticism, and the Art of Forgery [Kietas viršelis]

This tour de force of Wilde scholarship makes his Chatterton notebook pivotal in redefining Wilde's career. Its major revisionary thinking extends to Pre-Raphaelitism and to the whole fin de sičcle.Isobel Armstrong, Birkbeck, University of London -- Isobel Armstrong This book has the potential to transform our understanding not only of Wilde and his oeuvre, but also the notions of authenticity and originality that still exert a pervasive influence on literary history.Nicholas Frankel, author of Oscar Wildes Decorated Books -- Nicholas Frankel By establishing the significance of Chatterton for Wilde and for the nineteenth century as a whole, the authors invite us to reconsider what we mean when we complain of plagiarism. A revelationand not just for Wildeans.John Stokes, Kings College London -- John Stokes This is a major, unrivalled accomplishment, of consequence both in Wilde studies and in the literary-cultural history of forgery and creative imagination.Susan J. Wolfson, Princeton University -- Susan J. Wolfson An impressive work of scholarship, this book, using previously unpublished archival material, not only thoroughly explores the Chatterton-Wilde connection but also presents credible evidence that Wilde's Chatterton notebook was not an act of forgery.?Library Journal * Library Journal * This remarkable book is a breath of fresh air in understanding [ Oscar Wilde].Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Monthly * Thoroughly researched and written with clarity and intelligence, this volume includes detailed footnotes and references to outside resources.Choice * Choice * Bristow and Mitchell argue persuasively that Chattertons life and works permeate Wildes career Chatterton may be dead, but as this book amply demonstrates, he remains for literary critics uncommonly restlessNick Groom, TLS -- Nick Groom * TLS *