Oscar Wilde : the unrepentant years /

Nicholas Frankel presents a revisionary account of Oscar Wilde's final years, spent in poverty and exile in Europe following his release from an English prison for the crime of gross indecency between men. Despite repeated setbacks and open hostility, Wilde, unapologetic and even defiant, attem...

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Main Author:	Frankel, Nicholas, 1962- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2017].
Subjects:	Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Exile > France. Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Imprisonment. Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Death and burial. Authors, Irish > 19th century > Biography.

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Summary:	Nicholas Frankel presents a revisionary account of Oscar Wilde's final years, spent in poverty and exile in Europe following his release from an English prison for the crime of gross indecency between men. Despite repeated setbacks and open hostility, Wilde, unapologetic and even defiant, attempted to rebuild himself as a man, and a man of letters.
Physical Description:	374 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780674737945 0674737946