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Title Approaches to teaching the works of Oscar Wilde / edited by Philip E. Smith II.

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New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008.

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xi, 278 pages ; 23 cm

Contents

Part One: Materials / Philip E. Smith -- Classroom texts -- Online texts -- The instructor's library -- Reference works -- Biographical resources -- Critical collections -- Critical studies -- Intellectual and critical contexts: fin de siècle Europe and America -- Selected web sites. Part Two: Approaches. Introduction: Wilde's challenge to teachers / Philip E. Smith -- Contexts for teaching Wilde. The critic as student: an argumentative approach / Bruce Bashford -- The Irish Wild / Neil Sammells -- Oscar Wilde and the 1890s: a single-figure course / Philip E. Smith -- Teaching Wilde's fiction: The Picture of Dorian Gray, the short stories, and the fairy tales. Gray zones: teaching The Picture of Dorian Gray as a Victorian novel / Shelton Waldrep -- Teaching The Picture of Dorian Gray as a "gay" text / Nikolai Endres -- Dorian Gray in the twentieth century: the politics and pedagogy of filming Oscar Wilde's novel / Jonathan Alexander -- The shorter fiction approached and questioned / D.C. Rose -- Teaching Wilde's fairy tales: aestheticism as social and cultural critique in "The Happy prince" and "The Nightingale and the rose" / Nicholas Ruddick -- Teaching Wilde's comedies. An introductory approach to teaching Wilde's comedies / Sos Eltis -- A method for using biography in the teaching of Oscar Wilde's comedies / Melissa Knox -- Teaching melodrama, modernity, and postmodernity in Lady Windermere's fan / Francesca Coppa -- Wilde and Ibsen: the fusion of dramatic modes in A Woman of no importance / Kirsten Shepherd-Barr -- Wilde in the comparative arts course: teaching An Ideal husband -- Robert Preissle -- Form and freedom in The Importance of being earnest / Alan Ackerman -- Teaching Salomé: a test case for modern approaches / Teaching Oscar Wilde's Salomé in a theater history and dramatic literature seminar -- Eszter Szalczer -- Oscar Wilde and the motif of looking: an approach to teaching gender issues in Salomé / Joan Navarre -- Viewing Salomé symbolically / Beth Tashery Shannon -- Salomé, c'est moi? Salomé and Wilde as icons of sexual transgression / Petra Dierkes-Thrun -- Unveiling Salomé: the word-made-flesh undone / Samuel Lyndon Gladden -- Teaching Wilde's criticism. Using Wilde's Intentions to help students establish Wilde's intentions / Joe Law -- Teaching Oscar Wilde: "The Portrait of Mr. W.H." and the crisis of faith in Victorian England and English studies / Jarlath Killeen -- Teaching Wilde's trial and later writing. Tomorrow on trial: Wilde's case in the classroom / S.I. Salamensky -- The love that dare not teach its name: Wilde, religious studies, and teaching tolerance / Frederick Roden -- Learning the importance of being an earnest reader through De Profundis and Gross indecency / Heath A Diehl -- "All men kill the thing they love": romance, realism, and The Ballad of Reading Gaol / Joseph Bristow.

Table of Contents
Introduction	Wilde's Challenge to Teachers / Philip E. Smith II	19
	The Critic as Student: An Argumentative Approach / Bruce Bashford	24
	The Irish Wilde / Neil Sammells	35
	Oscar Wilde and the 1890s: A Single-Figure Course / Philip E. Smith II	42
	Gray Zones: Teaching The Picture of Dorian Gray as a Victorian Novel / Shelton Waldrep	52
	Teaching The Picture of Dorian Gray as a "Gay" Text / Nikolai Endres	62
	Dorian Gray in the Twentieth Century: The Politics and Pedagogy of Filming Oscar Wilde's Novel / Jonathan Alexander	75
	The Shorter Fiction Approached and Questioned / D. C. Rose	83
	Teaching Wildes Fairy Tales: Aestheticism as Social and Cultural Critique in "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" / Nicholas Ruddick	93
	An Introductory Approach to Teaching Wilde's Comedies / Sos Eltis	100
	A Method for Using Biography in the Teaching of Oscar Wilde's Comedies / Melissa Knox	108
	Teaching Melodrama, Modernity, and Postmodernity in Lady Windermere's Fan / Francesca Coppa	117
	Wilde about Ibsen: The Fusion of Dramatic Modes in A Woman of No Importance / Kirsten Shepherd-Barr	126
	Wilde in the Comparative Arts Course: Teaching An Ideal Husband / Robert Preissle	135
	Form and Freedom in The Importance of Being Earnest / Alan Ackerman	142
	Teaching Oscar Wilde's Salome in a Theater History and Dramatic Literature Seminar / Eszter Szalczer	151
	Oscar Wilde and the Motif of Looking: An Approach to Teaching Gender Issues in Salome / Joan Navarre	157
	Viewing Salome Symbolically / Beth Tashery Shannon	163
	Salome, C'est Moi? Salome and Wilde as Icons of Sexual Transgression / Petra Dierkes-Thrun	171
	Unveiling Salome: The Word-Made-Flesh Undone / Samuel Lyndon Gladden	180
	Using Wildes Intentions to Help Students Establish Wilde's Intentions / Joe Law	188
	Teaching Oscar Wilde: "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian England and English Studies / Jarlath Killeen	196
	Tomorrow on Trial: Wilde's Case in the Classroom / S. I. Salamensky	204
	The Love That Dare Not Teach Its Name: Wilde, Religious Studies, and Teaching Tolerance / Frederick Roden	212
	Learning the Importance of Being an Earnest Reader through De Profundis and Gross Indecency / Heath A. Diehl	220
	"All Men Kill the Thing They Love": Romance, Realism, and The Ballad of Reading Gaol / Joseph Bristow	230
	Notes on Contributors	249
	Survey Respondents	253
	Works Cited	255
	Index	273

Series Title	Approaches to teaching world literature ; 103.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-272) and index.
Subjects	Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Study and teaching.
	Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Other Authors	Smith, Philip E.
Genre/Form	Aufsatzsammlung.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ISBN	9781603290098 (alk. paper)
	9781603290104 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LC Control Number	2008021366
OCLC/WorldCat Number	228676667

Title	Approaches to teaching the works of Oscar Wilde / edited by Philip E. Smith II.
Subjects	Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Study and teaching.
	Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Genre/Form	Aufsatzsammlung.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Authors	Smith, Philip E.
Series Title	Approaches to teaching world literature ; 103.

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