The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Poems and poems in proseThis volume of Poems and Poems in Prose inaugurates the Oxford English Texts Complete Works of Oscar Wilde , which will for the first time provide students of Wilde with scholarly and textually accurate texts of his complete oeuvre. In it, Bobby Fong and Karl Beckson provide reliable texts of Wilde's 119 poems and poems in prose, including 21 never published in his lifetime, together with the publishing history of each poem, locations of manuscripts, all known variants and emendations, and a detailed commentary on allusions and echoes, imagery, and points of biographical interest. The introduction by Ian Small, co-general editor of the Complete Works, discusses the historical context in which Wilde wrote poetry and the conditions surrounding its publication. |
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... of that publication ) the present editors have been unable to confirm . The full publishing history of each poem is given in the appropriate explanatory notes . single works in a variety of periodicals . In the INTRODUCTION xi.
... of that publication ) the present editors have been unable to confirm . The full publishing history of each poem is given in the appropriate explanatory notes . single works in a variety of periodicals . In the INTRODUCTION xi.
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... present day . A rough indication , however , is to be found in the fact that a labourer could earn as little as ( and on occasions less than ) 6d . per hour , and that the lowest middle - class occupation had a salary of around £ 70 ...
... present day . A rough indication , however , is to be found in the fact that a labourer could earn as little as ( and on occasions less than ) 6d . per hour , and that the lowest middle - class occupation had a salary of around £ 70 ...
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... present volume ) . These copies made up Bogue's fourth and fifth ( 1882 ) editions.13 The unsold sheets of the 1882 editions 12 Bogue's first three ( 1881 ) editions of Poems are identical except for the addition of ' SECOND EDITION ...
... present volume ) . These copies made up Bogue's fourth and fifth ( 1882 ) editions.13 The unsold sheets of the 1882 editions 12 Bogue's first three ( 1881 ) editions of Poems are identical except for the addition of ' SECOND EDITION ...
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... present edition documents fully ) . They are the first examples of what was to become a lifelong habit . Generally speaking , there are three kinds of revision , although of course they constantly shade into each other : those made to ...
... present edition documents fully ) . They are the first examples of what was to become a lifelong habit . Generally speaking , there are three kinds of revision , although of course they constantly shade into each other : those made to ...
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... present edition , Ross haphazardly changed both substantives and accidentals without indicating such emend- ations . Almost two - thirds of the poems in the Collected Edition vary from the copy texts , sometimes without discernible ...
... present edition , Ross haphazardly changed both substantives and accidentals without indicating such emend- ations . Almost two - thirds of the poems in the Collected Edition vary from the copy texts , sometimes without discernible ...
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