Oscar Wilde and the paternal figure.

• Main Author: Goh, Yi Li.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/35274
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent approaches to Oscar Wilde’s compositions have primarily revolved around the effect of Wilde’s Irish heritage and the homosexual representations in his work. However, I feel the idea of the role of the father is an aspect of Wilde’s work that has largely been ignored. As mentioned above, Sir W...