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Oscar Wilde

Title
  1. Oscar Wilde / Louis Kronenberger.
Published by
  1. Boston : Little, Brown, ©1976.
Author
  1. Kronenberger, Louis, 1904-1980.

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Description
  1. x, 236 pages; 21 cm.
Summary
  1. Mention the name Oscar Wilde, and a few standard associations leap to mind: brilliant wit, peacock feathers, "the love that dared not speak its name," Reading Gaol, a tragic early death. These customary images, however, give no hint of the scope of Wilde's extraordinary literary achievement, or of the bewildering complexity of his character. Through careful investigation of Wilde's works and erratic life, Louise Kronenberger has fashioned a vivid, convincingly whole portrait of the archetype of fin de siècle decadence. Oscar Wilde's incomparable wit, inspired writing, and self-induced martyrdom gave the 1890s "contemporary glitter and a lasting tarnish." By identifying and tracing the major threads of his character -- theatricality, enchantment with evil, and defiant homosexuality -- Louise Kronenberger has fixed the fascination this elusive personality has held for generations. -- From publisher's description.
Series statement
  1. Library of world biography
Uniform title
  1. Library of world biography.
Subject
  1. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
  2. 1800-1899
  3. Authors, Irish > 19th century > Biography
  4. Authors, Irish
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
Contents
  1. Upward -- Onward -- Downward -- Ends and odds and ends.
Call number
  1. JFD 77-2449
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and index.
Author
  1. Kronenberger, Louis, 1904-1980.
Title
  1. Oscar Wilde / Louis Kronenberger.
Imprint
  1. Boston : Little, Brown, ©1976.
Edition
  1. 1st ed.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Library of world biography
  2. Library of world biography.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1800-1899
LCCN
  1. 76004939
ISBN
  1. 0316504580
  2. 9780316504584
Research call number
  1. JFD 77-2449
  2. ReCAP 12-9176
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