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Wilde’s forgotten flop, a collection of brutal, early reviews.
Vera Bad!!!
Reviews of the first production of Oscar Wilde's Vera; or, The Nihilists
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156 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2026
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Summary
A complete collection of reviews and other first-hand accounts of the first production of Oscar Wilde’s Vera; or, The Nihilists.
Wilde’s first play, a melodramatic tragedy set in Tsarist Russia, flopped when staged in New York in 1883. The Herald critic declared it ‘long-drawn dramatic rot’; the Times, ‘unreal, long-winded, and wearisome’; and the Tribune, ‘bantam gabble’.
Reception studies of Vera have relied on the most prominent reviews, g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783911112000 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3911112009 |
| Author: | Rob Marland |
| Publisher: | Little Eye |
| Imprint: | Little Eye |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 156 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 156mm x 234mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
156 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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