Oscar Wilde in Vienna (Internationale Forschungen Zur Allgemeinen Und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 198)

Oscar Wilde in Vienna is the first book-length study in English of the reception of Oscar Wilde's works in the German-speaking world. Charting the plays' history on Viennese stages between 1903 and 2013, it casts a spotlight on the international reputation of one of the most popular English-language writers while contributing to Austrian cultural history in the long twentieth century. Drawing on extensive archival material, the book examines the appropriation of Wilde's plays against the background of political crises and social transformations. It unravels the mechanisms of cultural transfer and canonisation within an environment positioned -- like Wilde himself -- at the crossroads of centre and periphery, tradition and modernity. Cover Halftitle Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Oscar Wilde and the Art of Creating a Great Sensation An Artefact of Commodified Culture: Trading Wilde in the Literary Marketplace Curtain Up: Wilde Enters the Viennese Stage Forging the Construct: Wilde the Playwright in EarlyTwentiethCentury Vienna Consolidating the Construct: The Canonisation of Wildean Drama on Viennese Stages before 1938 Modifying vs Preserving the Construct: The Viennese Wilde Revival after 1945 Remodelling the Construct: Wildean Drama and the Politics of Disambiguation at the Turn of the TwentyFirst Century Conclusion: Literary Reputation(s) and the Promise of Canonical Survival, or In Pursuit of the ‘Real’ Wilde Viennese Productions of Oscar Wilde’s Works, 1903– 2013 Bibliography Index Oscar Wilde in Vienna' is the first book-length study in English of the reception of Oscar Wilde's works in the German-speaking world. Charting the plays' history on Viennese stages between 1903 and 2013, it casts a spotlight on the international reputation of one of the most popular English-language writers while contributing to Austrian cultural history in the long twentieth century. 0Based on extensive archival material, the appropriation of Wilde's plays is placed against the background of political crises and social transformations. Within an environment positioned - like Wilde himself - at the crossroads of centre and periphery, tradition and modernity, Sandra Mayer unravels the mechanisms of cultural transfer and canonisation