The body-mind of Oscar Wilde's reviews for the Pall Mall Gazette
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12529366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nazia Parveen (University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 303-315 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review of History Revue européenne d histoire (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-7486 • E-ISSN: 1469-8293 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13507481003660951 |
| OpenAlex | W1998046014 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Little is known about the circumstances of Oscar Wilde's employment by the Pall Mall Gazette, and even less is known about his engagement with its editorial policies. His reviews are often neglected, but when examined are considered in isolation rather than as a contribution to a serial format. The Pall Mall Gazette's structure provides a new context in which to understand Wilde's reviews, which were inevitably shaped by the paper's editorial policies. The paper hired reviewers who could help it maintain a balance between politics and light relief. With an understanding of audience affect and cognition, Wilde employed a range of strategies to manage reader response. The reviews analysed in this article show Wilde exploring the material, and psychological aspects of books and reading
Aesthetics · Affect (linguistics · Art · Balance (ability · Context (archaeology · Isolation (microbiology · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Sociology · History · Law · Literature: history, themes, analysis · Psychology · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |