Oscar Wilde Canning, Richard creator author. text bibliography biography collective biographies. Biographies. Biographies. Biographies. enk 2008 monographic eng print 119 pages ; 20 cm. "Irish-born Oscar Wilde was one of the most controversial figures of the late nineteenth century. Notorious for his flamboyant lifestyle as much as for his unorthodox views, he penned a series of poems, plays, criticism and fairy stories. It is, however, the theatrical masterpieces The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband that have secured his reputation as one of the sharpest wits of all time. This new biography presents a fresh, modern take on the life and trials of Oscar Wilde from an academic renowned in the field of gay literature."--Jacket. Richard Canning. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-119). e-ie--- Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900 Authors, Irish 19th century Biography Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900 Écrivains irlandais 19e siècle Biographies Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900 Authors, Irish Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Oscar 1800-1899 fast PR5823 .C36 2008 828/.809 B Brief lives (Hesperus Press) 9781843919056 1843919052 2008399204 UKM 080508 20240812123054.0 in00002384134 eng