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Oscar Wilde / Richard Ellmann. - London : Penguin Books, 1997. - XIV, 632 s., [32] s. tabl. : il., fot., portr. ; 20 cm.

Autor

Ellmann Richard (1918-1987).

Temat

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900). Pisarze angielscy

Gatunek

Biografie.

In this long-awaited biography, Wilde the legendary Victorian - brilliant writer and conversationalist, reckless flouter of social and sexual conventions - is brought to life. More astute and forbearing, yet more fallible than legend has allowed, Wilde is given here the dimensions of a modern hero. Based on fresh material from many hitherto-untapped sources, Ellmann depicts Wilde's comet-like ascent on the Victorian scene and his equally dramatic sudden eclipse. His Irish background, the actresses to whom he paid court, his unfortunate wife and lovers, his clothes, coiffures, and the decor of his rooms - all are presented here in vivid detail. The saga of his 1882 American tour is recounted with a wealth of new details; also his later impact on the bastions of the French literary establishment. The London of the Nineties, of Whistler and the Pre-Raphaelites, Lillie Langtry and the Prince of Wales, is evoked alongside Paris of the "belle époque" and the Greece, Italy and North Africa of Wilde's travels. Ellmann's definitive critical account of Wilde's entire oeuvre shows him as the proponent of a radical new aesthetic who was perilously at odds with Victorian society. After his period of success and daring, the fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas is followed by exposure, imprisonment, a few wretched years abroad and death in exile. The tragic end of Wilde's life leaves the reader with a sense of compassion and grief for the protagonist. [Penguin Books, 1988]

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Uwaga ogólna

U dołu okł.: The acclaimed biography which inspired the major new film Wilde.

Uwaga dotycząca bibliografii

Bibliogr. s. 587-588. Indeks.

Uwaga dotycząca języka

Tekst w jęz. ang.