The periodical essay in modernity : Oscar Wilde, G.K. Chesterton and Virginia Woolf /

"This book ... challenges the distinction between 'literature' and mere 'articles' that appear in dailies, weeklies and monthlies, highlighting the periodical essay as one of the most read and discussed literary forms between 1880 and 1920 in Britian. It also makes special r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tippin, R. Eric (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Criticism and interpretation. Chesterton, G. K. > (Gilbert Keith), > 1874-1936 > Criticism and interpretation. Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941 > Criticism and interpretation. English essays > 19th century > History and criticism. English essays > 20th century > History and criticism. Essay > History and criticism. English prose literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Essai (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique. Prose anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires.

Table of Contents:

The article essay: contexts, 1880-1920
Essay tricks: Wilde, Chesterton and literary difficulty
Doubt in the essay: Woolf, Chesterton and urban cacophony
Wisdom in the essay: Wilde, Chesterton and the aphorism.