Bewilderments of Vision
Author | : Oliver Tearle |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2014-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781837641796 |
ISBN-13 | : 183764179X |
Rating | : 4/5 (79X Downloads) |
Download or read book Bewilderments of Vision written by Oliver Tearle and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Oscar Wilde, 'the primary aim of the critic is to see the object as in itself it really is not'. Through a series of close and often unusual readings, this book endeavours to develop Wilde's remark into a detailed and creative theory of reading. It focuses on a series of neologisms from writing of the period.