In:
Modern Drama, University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), Vol. 37, No. 1 ( 1994-03-01), p. 53-70
Abstract:
At the opening of Act III of An Ideal Husband (1895), the dandiacal Lord Goring engages in conversation with his servant, Phipps, described by Wilde as "a mask with a manner" who represents the "dominance of form," the perfect reflection of his master. Thus, Phipps echoes Goring's remarks with affirmative responses as though validating his master's narcissistic vision of reality (indeed, the following should be staged with Goring gazing into a mirror in admiration of his self-generated, idealized existence as though an artist admiring his own creation).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0026-7694
,
1712-5286
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Publication Date:
1994
SSG:
9,3
SSG:
7,24
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