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WELL OVER A CENTURY AFTER THE DEATH OF OSCAR WILDE, HE IS HAILED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST WRITERS OF COMEDY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, A BRAVE REBEL AGAINST CONFORMITY AND A GAY ICON.
In many ways, Wilde was a man born before his time, championing modern attitudes to personal behaviour and freedom long before these became the norm.
Though he died young, partly as a result of his cruel imprisonment, he lived life to the full, but contact with his wife and beloved children was sacrificed along the way.
This book succinctly captures many aspects of Wilde’s complex and sometimes contradictory personality, and sets the drama of his destructive relationship with Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas in the context of the oppressive climate of Late Victorian England.
Richly illustrated with pertinent quotations as well as photographs and drawings, it is a perfect introduction to Wilde and his world.
In many ways, Wilde was a man born before his time, championing modern attitudes to personal behaviour and freedom long before these became the norm.
Though he died young, partly as a result of his cruel imprisonment, he lived life to the full, but contact with his wife and beloved children was sacrificed along the way.
This book succinctly captures many aspects of Wilde’s complex and sometimes contradictory personality, and sets the drama of his destructive relationship with Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas in the context of the oppressive climate of Late Victorian England.
Richly illustrated with pertinent quotations as well as photographs and drawings, it is a perfect introduction to Wilde and his world.
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The Life & Times series tells the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoven to Curie, Dietrich to Wilde. Offering expert, eminently readable texts by distinguished authors, these handsomely designed books feature chronologies, full indices, and striking color photos and illustrations. Together, they form a superb modern library of biography.
About the Author:
The British author and broadcaster Jonathan Fryer has written and lectured extensively about Oscar Wilde and his circle, hailing the Irish playwright as a major social analyst as well as a justly celebrated wit. Like Wilde a graduate of Oxford University, Fryer is a Patron of The Oscar Wilde Society.
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- PublisherThistle Publishing
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1909869481
- ISBN 13 9781909869486
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages152
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