The Invention of Oscar Wilde by Frankel, Nicholas

The Invention of Oscar Wilde (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789144147)

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The Invention of Oscar Wilde by Frankel, Nicholas

The Invention of Oscar Wilde

$27.50
The Invention of Oscar Wilde by Frankel, Nicholas

The Invention of Oscar Wilde

$27.50
Format: Hardcover
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"One should either wear a work of art, or be a work of art," Oscar Wilde once declared. In The Invention of Oscar Wilde, Nicholas Frankel explores Wilde's self-creation as a "work of art" and a carefully constructed cultural icon. Frankel takes readers on a journey through Wilde's inventive, provocative life, from his Irish origins--and their public erasure--through his challenges to traditional concepts of masculinity and male sexuality, his marriage and his affairs with young men, including his great love Lord Alfred Douglas, to his criminal conviction and final years of exile in France. Along the way, Frankel takes a deep look at Wilde's writings, paradoxical wit, and intellectual convictions.

Author: Nicholas Frankel
ISBN-10: 1789144140
ISBN-13: 9781789144147
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 07/07/2021
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.75w x 1.18d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2021
Choice 04/01/2022
By Nicholas Frankel
By Nicholas Frankel
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Nicholas Frankel is professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author or editor of many books about Oscar Wilde, including The Picture of Dorian Gray: An Annotated Uncensored Edition and The Annotated Prison Writings of Oscar Wilde.

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