This long introductory essay to the 2022 Culture Issue of “Textus: English Studies in Italy” has been written by the volume’s four guest editors and is divided into five titled sections. Although the editors have conceived this essay together, Laura Giovannelli is responsible for “1. Background and contents” (pp. 7-15) and “3. Oscar Wilde and prison experience” (pp. 21-27); Stefano Evangelista for “2. Oscar Wilde and his world”; Pierpaolo Martino for “4. Iconicity, performance and celebrity in Oscar Wilde”; and Gino Scatasta for “5. Oscar Wilde and journalism”. After providing an overview of the most significant recent trends in the ever-growing, transdisciplinary field of Wilde Studies, the essay offers more specific insights into Wilde’s national identity and cosmopolitan connections; his incarceration and subsequent civic commitment regarding inhuman prison conditions and British laws; his iconic status in contemporary pop culture and as the first pop star in British history; his multifaceted journalistic production.
Questo lungo saggio introduttivo al numero di Cultura del 2022 di “Textus: English Studies in Italy” è stato scritto dai quattro curatori del volume ed è suddiviso in cinque sezioni titolate. Anche se il contributo è frutto di una collaborazione collettiva, Laura Giovannelli si è occupata più direttamente di “1. Background and contents” (pp. 7-15) e “3. Oscar Wilde and prison experience” (pp. 21-27); Stefano Evangelista di “2. Oscar Wilde and his world”; Pierpaolo Martino di “4. Iconicity, performance and celebrity in Oscar Wilde”; Gino Scatasta di “5. Oscar Wilde and journalism”. Dopo aver tracciato una panoramica delle tendenze più recenti e significative nel ricco ambito transdisciplinare dei Wilde Studies, il saggio offre quadri analitici sul tema dell’identità nazionale e delle aperture cosmopolite in Wilde; sulla sua esperienza di prigionia e le sue campagne di sensibilizzazione civica riguardanti le condizioni disumane delle carceri e la legislazione britannica in materia; sul suo ruolo di icona nella cultura pop contemporanea e in quanto prima pop star nella storia della Gran Bretagna; sulla sua variegata produzione giornalistica.
Oscar Wilde in the Third Millennium: An Introduction
Laura Giovannelli;
2022-01-01
Abstract
This long introductory essay to the 2022 Culture Issue of “Textus: English Studies in Italy” has been written by the volume’s four guest editors and is divided into five titled sections. Although the editors have conceived this essay together, Laura Giovannelli is responsible for “1. Background and contents” (pp. 7-15) and “3. Oscar Wilde and prison experience” (pp. 21-27); Stefano Evangelista for “2. Oscar Wilde and his world”; Pierpaolo Martino for “4. Iconicity, performance and celebrity in Oscar Wilde”; and Gino Scatasta for “5. Oscar Wilde and journalism”. After providing an overview of the most significant recent trends in the ever-growing, transdisciplinary field of Wilde Studies, the essay offers more specific insights into Wilde’s national identity and cosmopolitan connections; his incarceration and subsequent civic commitment regarding inhuman prison conditions and British laws; his iconic status in contemporary pop culture and as the first pop star in British history; his multifaceted journalistic production.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
