Oscar Wilde's Chatterton : literary history, romanticism, and the art of forgery / Joseph Bristow and Rebecca N. Mitchell

Author: Bristow, Joseph
Published: New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2015]
Physical Description: xii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Additional Creators: Mitchell, Rebecca N. (Rebecca Nicole), 1976-

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Introduction -- Thomas Chatterton: writing the life, editing the poetry -- The Chatterton legend: tributes, adaptations, memorials -- Wilde's discovery of Chatterton: the "father of the romantic movement" -- Wilde's "Chatterton" notebook: the art of forgery and the charge of plagiarism -- Wilde, forgery, and crime: "pen, pencil and poison", "the decay of lying", and the short fiction -- Forging literary history: "The portrait of Mr. W.H." -- Conclusion: Wilde's writings and Chatterton's reputation: the fin de siècle and beyond.

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0300208308 hardcover
9780300208306 hardcover

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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