Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Lanier, Sydney Nicole Author's Email Address slanier5@student.gsu.edu URN etd-04212009-160017 Title The Importance of Being Oscar: A Performance Studies Inquiry of Wilde's Literary Women Degree Master of Arts Department English Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. LeeAnne Richardson Committee Chair Dr. Margaret Mills Harper Committee Member Dr. Tanya Caldwell Committee Member Keywords
- Homosexuality
- Oscar Wilde
- Theatre
- The Importance of Being Ernest
- Salomé
- Erving Goffman
- Gender roles
- Judith Butler
- Performance studies
Date of Defense 2009-04-20 Availability unrestricted Abstract The plays of Oscar Wilde hold more than just sharp wit and likable characters; they also contain examinations of aspects of the playwright's own personality and explorations of possible life choices. Through the use of Performance Studies theory, this thesis seeks to shed light on how Wilde saw himself versus how he presented himself at different points in his life. The texts analyzed within are Wilde's 1891 dramatic religious retelling, Salomé, and his 1894 domestic comedy, The Importance of Being Ernest. Within each are clues to the interior desires of their author: Salomé offers an investigation of a strong female personality in a repressive male society, while The Importance of Being Earnest expands on the feminine taking control over destiny.Files
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