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Plays of Oscar Wilde: Critical Commentary

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Wilde, Oscar

Wilde, Oscar
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critical Commentary

As we try to come to an understanding of Oscar Wilde's place in English
literature, we must begin with the realization that he is not what we call a
major writer. This is stated or assumed by most critics. By a major writer
we mean one who has produced a substantial body of work, which is of uncommon
quality, revealing exceptional gifts of thought, observation, and expression.
Among British dramatic writers, of course Shakespeare stands in a class by
himself. Nobody else is comparable to him. But Christopher Marlowe, William
Congreve, ...

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