the canterville ghost and other stories oscar wilde

antae is an international refereed postgraduate journal aimed at exploring current issues and debates within English Studies, with a particular interest in literature, criticism and their various contemporary interfaces. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. As a matter of fact, Wilde’s short stories are among the seminal pieces of social criticism at the turn of the 19th century.Īuthors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: a. In the end, the results put forward the fact that there is a much deeper critical aspect to Wilde’s work than the generally accepted idea of him as an adherent of the ‘art for art’s sake’ ideology. These different interpretations of the themes key to the thesis are brought together in order to paint a vivid picture of Wilde’s use of irony in his attacks on the established Victorian social mores.

The main body of the text is comprised of criticism by several prominent academics including Wilde himself. Therefore, this thesis deals with two of his most famous short stories: ‘The Model Millionaire’ and ‘The Canterville Ghost’. Even though this can be noticed throughout Wilde’s entire oeuvre, a very powerful genre through which he realized this objective is the short story. ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis is to examine Oscar Wilde’s use of irony and humor against the core values of the Victorian Era.

The canterville ghost and other stories oscar wilde