Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales: Origins and Contexts

This literary analysis of the two volumes of fairy tales penned by Oscar Wilde explores their connections to Irish and European folklore. The volume presents readers with a nuanced discussion of the extent to which Wilde embraced and rejected his Irish roots, and the reflection of this internal struggle in his writings. Markey is a researcher at Trinity College, Dublin. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)