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The Invention of Oscar Wilde
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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 originsâand their public erasureâthrough 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.
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- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- ONE: The Birth of âOscar Wildeâ
- TWO: The Poetry of Englishness
- THREE: âNothing to Declare Except My Geniusâ
- FOUR: âMarried . . . in Consequence of a Misunderstandingâ: London 1883â6
- FIVE: The Rhythmical Value of Prose: Wildeâs Career in Fiction
- SIX: Paradox and Perversity: Wilde as a Subversive Thinker
- SEVEN: Drama as a Mode of Personal Expression
- EIGHT: âA Poet Who Loves Boysâ
- NINE: Prisoner C.3.3.
- TEN: Sebastian Melmoth
- Epilogue: âA Man Who Stood in Symbolic Relations to . . . My Ageâ
- REFERENCES
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INDEX