Ceremonies of bravery : Oscar Wilde, Carlos Blacker, and the Dreyfus Affair /

'Ceremonies of Bravery' is a study of the friendship between the prolific writer Oscar Wilde and Carlos Blacker. The two men met in the 1880s, the period when Wilde was judged by many to be at his best, and Blacker went on to become a trustee of Wilde's marriage settlement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maguire, J. Robert
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 > Friends and associates. Blacker, Carlos, > 1857-1928 > Friends and associates. Dreyfus, Alfred, > 1859-1935. Blacker, Carlos, > 1857-1928 Dreyfus, Alfred, > 1859-1935 Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900 Authors, Irish > 19th century > Biography. Trials (Treason) > France > History > 19th century. Écrivains irlandais > 19e siècle > Biographies. Procès (Trahison) > France > Histoire > 19e siècle. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Authors, Irish Friendship Trials (Treason) France 1800-1899 Electronic books. Biography Biographies History Biographies.
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Table of Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Plates""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. â€?The Greatest Friendship of My Lifeâ€?""; ""2. â€?Sadness, Disappointment, Upset, & Wearinessâ€?""; ""3. â€?The Girl with the Foghorn Voiceâ€?""; ""4. â€?He Has Been Mad the Last 3 Yearsâ€?""; ""5. â€?Letters from Two Idiots to a Lunaticâ€?""; ""6. â€?The Most Bitter Experience of a Bitter Lifeâ€?""; ""7. â€?The Dreyfus-case Paris Cannot Be Figured by the Paris of Todayâ€?""; ""8. â€?Paradoxes Are Always Dangerous Thingsâ€?""; ""9. â€?No One Should Know Such an Infamous Person as Bosieâ€?""
""10. â€?He Was a Great Genius. His Familiar Talk Was Goldenâ€?""""Epilogue""; ""Appendix: Carlos Blackerâ€?s â€?Private and Cofidentialâ€? Memorandum on the Dreyfus Affair""; ""Endnotes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""