When Lady Windermere begins to suspect her husband of infidelity; she confronts him; accusing him of having an affair with a woman known as Mrs. Erlynne. Lord Windermere denies her accusations; but the true identity of Mrs. Erlynne is even more shocking than Lady Windermere expects.Lady Windermerersquo;s Fan has become one of Oscar Wildersquo;s most well-known plays; and is the origin of the famous literary quote; ldquo;We are all in the gutter; but some of us are looking at the stars.rdquo; It has been adapted several times for film; most recently for the 2009 film A Good Woman; starring Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format; upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Customerinteresting; if needlessly wordy book. It will spoil films for you.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Book for Understanding the Rhetoric of Pop CultureBy Matthew D. BartonIve been using this book as a text in a course on the Rhetoric of Popular Culture; which Ive themed around The Walking Dead series. What I like about Bishops book is that it provides a critical history of the zombie in pop culture in a provocative; yet approachable style for students. The takeaways from this book are enormous--students come to see pop culture in a whole new light; and Bishops writing exemplifies how these topics can be analyzed and written about cogently and clearly. Thus; the book serves not just as a useful text for understanding the subject; but also as a model for students struggling to learn good academic writing. I highly recommend it.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Brains...By Shannon PeaseAmerican Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture... by Kyle William BishopThis review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.As a fan of the horror sub-genre of zombies I found this book both interesting and enlightening. First of all; Mr. Bishops sources are well documented and from what I found; reliable. As a zombie fan they were also helpful. I was able to add other books and movies that I havent read or watched or some I would like to revisit.Not many people that I know will watch a zombie movie and wonder why the fictional creature was invented or the deeper meaning behind zombies. Mr. Bishop takes the reader on a historical voyage of the zombies chronological existence beginning in the folklore of Haiti to modern day apocolyptic fears.This book goes deeper into zombies and their meaning to us than I expected. I found myself saying "oh okay a lot and agreeing with his points. I recommend this book to anyone who likes zombie stories or even to someone with a zombie fear (looking at it from Mr. Bishops point of view might just make you a fan.) review by shayrp
