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BERNARD SHAW AND OSCAR WILDE ON THE PURPOSE OF LITERARY ART
BERNARD SHAW AND OSCAR WILDE ON THE PURPOSE OF LITERARY ART

Author(s): Biljana R. Vlašković Ilić
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature, Philology
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: Bernard Shaw; Oscar Wilde; art for art’s sake; aestheticism; literary theory; literary criticism

Summary/Abstract: Although the Dublin-born authors Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde treated one another with courtesy and praised each other’s works, their views on the purpose of literary art differed significantly. The paper gives an overview of these opposing stands as presented in some of their most acclaimed critical essays and literary works.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2017
  • Issue No: 63
  • Page Range: 173-184
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English