An edition of Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
A Life
by Matthew Sturgis
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A biography of Oscar Wilde’s life and work, featuring new source material.
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First Sentence
"There was a great pressure for admission."
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Proem
I. The Star Child
1. A Small Unruly Boy
2. A Fair Scholar
3. Foundation Scholarship
II. The Nightingale and the Rose
1. Young Oxford
2. Heart’s Yearnings
3. Hellas!
4. Specially Commended
III. The Happy Prince
1. A Dream of Fair Women
2. The Jester and the Joke
3. Up to Snuff
4. An English Poet
IV. The Remarkable Rocket
1. The Best Place
2. Go Ahead
3. The Wide Great World
4. Bully Boy
5. Different Aspects
6. The Dream of a Poet
V. The Devoted Friend
1. Over the Seine
2. First Drama
3. Man of the Day
4. New Relations
5. In Black and White
6. L'Amour de l'Impossible
7. Women’s World
8. A Study in Green
VI. The Young King
1. A Man in Hew
2. A Bad Case
3. Suggestive Things
4. The Best Society
5. The Dance of the Seven Veils
6. Charming Ball
7. White and Gold
VII. The Selfish Giant
1. The Eternal Quest for Beauty
2. Feasting with Panthers
3. Brief Summer Months
4. Enemies of Romance
5. Scarlet Marquess
6. A Capacity for Being Amused
VIII. The House of Judgment
1. The Last First Nights
2. Hideous Words
3. The Prosecutor
4. Regina Versus Wilde
5. The Torrent of Prejudice
IX. In Carcere et Vinculis
1. The Head of Medusa
2. The System
3. From the Depths
X. The Fisherman and His Soul
1. Asylum
2. Artistic Work
3. Outcast Men
4. Bitter Experience
XI. The Teacher of Wisdom
1. The Parisian Temple of Pleasure
2. Going South
3. All Over
L'Envoi
Abbreviations Used in the Notes
Notes
Index
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Source title: Oscar Wilde: A Life
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| August 5, 2022 | Edited by frstndlstlns | added description |
| September 30, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 2, 2021 | Created by ImportBot | import new book |