TITLE

Antinomianism or Anarchy? A Note on Oscar Wilde's "Pen, Pencil and Poison."

AUTHOR(S)

Buckler, William E.

PUB. DATE

September 1990

SOURCE

Victorian Newsletter;Fall1990, Issue 78, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the essay "Pen, Pencil and Poison," by Oscar Wilde. The theme of the essay is associated with the novels "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." and "The Picture of Dorian Gray." It is speculated that the fictional identity of the narrator in the essay represented the personality of Wilde. It is concluded that the issue of art and sin could have been considered as a rhetorical strategy rather than as the assertion of a belief if only Wilde had dealt with it more whimsically.

ACCESSION #

47852510

Tags: ESSAY (Literary form);  WILDE, Oscar, 1854-1900;  PORTRAIT of Mr. W.H., The (Book);  PICTURE of Dorian Gray, The (Book);  SIN in literature;  ART in literature

 

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