Beschreibung:
Oscar Wilde's two collections of children's literature, The Happy Prince and Other Stories (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891), have often been relegated to the margins in studies of his work. In this, the first full-length study of Wilde's fairy tales, Jarlath Killeen resituates the collections in a complex nexus of theological, political, social, and national concerns and restores the tales to their proper place in the Wilde canon.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I The Happy Prince and Other Tales: The Happy Prince; The Nightingale and the Rose; The Selfish Giant; The Devoted Friend; The Remarkable Rocket. Part II A House of Pomegranates: The Young King; The Birthday of the Infanta; The Fisherman and His Soul; The Star Child; Bibliography; Index.