The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde
The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde
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Vilified by fellow Victorians, in the 1990s, Oscar Wilde is hailed as a progressive sexual liberator. But this is not how Wilde saw himself. His actions did not bring him happiness and fulfilment: his art did. This study of Wilde explores his emotional and spiritual search.
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The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde by Joseph Pearce
Vilified by fellow Victorians for his sexuality and his dandyism, in the 1990s, Oscar Wilde is hailed as a progressive sexual liberator. But this is not how Wilde saw himself. His actions and pretences did not bring him happiness and fulfilment: his art did. This study of Wilde's brilliant and tragic life does not linger on the mistakes which brought him notoriety, rather, it explores his emotional and spiritual search. It uncovers how he was broken by his two-year prison sentence; it probes the deeper thinking behind masterpieces such as "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" and "De Profundis"; and it traces his fascination with Catholicism through to his eleventh-hour conversion.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780002740517 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002740516 |
| Title | The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde |
| Author | Joseph Pearce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2001-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |