The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde
- ISBN-10
- 0226897648
- ISBN-13
- 9780226897646
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 446
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
Description
Presents a collection of Oscar Wilde's book reviews.
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- 1995
- 304 pages
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- Scolar Press
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