Oscar Wilde: The Critic As Humanist in Bloomington, MN

Readers of Wilde's critical writingsstruggle to determine what he is saying. The first half of this book clearly defines thetheoretical tasks Wilde setshimself and the ways he tries to accomplish them. The book's second half argues that Wilde's criticism is an expression of humanism. What emerges is Wilde's success in recasting the humanist tradition in the light of his own unconventional intellectual commitments.