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  Brief Lives: Oscar Wilde (Brief Lives) (Paperback) By (author) Richard Canning

  

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  Short Description for Brief Lives: Oscar WildeWell known for his novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and the theatrical comedies "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "An Ideal Husband," Oscar Wilde's story is a colorful and notorious one that is fascinatingly portrayed in this excellent account. The author examines Wilde's writings in the light of his eventful life, resulting in a fresh look at this eccentric and intriguing character. Canning...
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  • Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd
  • Published: 30 August 2008
  • Format: Paperback 119 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Literary | Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900 | Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers | Gay Studies (Gay Men)
  • ISBN 13: 9781843919056 ISBN 10: 1843919052
  • Sales rank: 875,569

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Full description for Brief Lives: Oscar Wilde

• Well known for his novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and the theatrical comedies "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "An Ideal Husband," Oscar Wilde's story is a colorful and notorious one that is fascinatingly portrayed in this excellent account. The author examines Wilde's writings in the light of his eventful life, resulting in a fresh look at this eccentric and intriguing character. Canning's brilliant introduction to Oscar Wilde will appeal both to the general reader and those who already hold an interest in this well-known 19th-century playwright, novelist, and wit.