Lady Windermere's Fan | Essays and Criticism
- Contribution of Wit to the Structure and Meaning of the Plot
In the following essay, the author explores how the wit in Lady Windermere’s Fan contributes to the structure and meaning of the plot, while also investing the play with a satirical jab at high society.
- Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan and Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession
In the following essay, the author argues that George Bernard Shaw modelled his Mrs. Warren on Wilde’s Lady Windermere.
- Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Lady Windermere’s Fan
In the following essay, the author suggests that Wilde reworks the four stages of Dorian Gray’s life by embodying them in the four main characters of Lady Windermere’s Fan, but this reworking is set within the framework and atmosphere of social comedy.
- When Formula Seizes Form: Oscar Wilde’s Comedies
In the following essay, the author examines Wilde’s use of fantasy in exploring the question of cultural identity.
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