{"product_id":"vera-or-the-nihilists-rob-marland-9783982413471","title":"Vera; or, The Nihilists: A Critical Edition of Oscar Wilde's First Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn authoritative critical edition of \u003cem\u003eVera; or, The Nihilists\u003c\/em\u003e, Oscar Wilde's first play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the only edition of \u003cem\u003eVera \u003c\/em\u003eto be based on all known manuscripts and author-annotated copies of the script, including Wilde's rehearsal script and a list of emendations he made for the first production in New York in August 1883.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1882 text of the play is provided with a Critical Apparatus that details differences between that text and other textual witnesses to the play's composition and revision. Transcriptions of early manuscripts and manuscripts relating to later revisions are also included. Commentary sheds lights on Wilde's allusions and his literary and historical sources, as well as the performance choices of actors and critics' responses to the premiere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction summarises the history of the play's composition, revision, and production, and evaluates the reasons for the play's failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Marland,Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3982413478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783982413471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Eye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Rob Marland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852794147071,"sku":"9783982413471","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vera-or-the-nihilists-rob-marland-9783982413471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}