Author:
Mendelssohn, Michèle, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Imprint2018
Descriptionviii, 360 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 23 cm
Note:Prologue: What's the matter with Oscar Wilde? -- Part one, 1854-1881 -- Turning points -- Do you find the world very hollow? -- Astonishing the dons -- Not having set the world quite on fire -- Part two, 1882-1883 -- Colonel Morse's campaign -- Oscar dear -- Mr Wild of Borneo, or The paddy -- Life imitates art -- Is it manhood? -- The war of art -- Ain't nothing like the real thing -- Son of Speranza -- Underground men -- Going south -- The confederate -- Part three, 1883-1900 -- Success is a science -- You have made your name -- By the throat -- Epilogue: The private view -- Appendix: The mystery of Wilde's black valet.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Witty, inspiring, and charismatic, Oscar Wilde is one of the Greats of English literature. Today, his plays and stories are beloved around the world. But it was not always so. His afterlife has given him the legitimacy that life denied him. 'Making Oscar Wilde' reveals the untold story of young Oscar's career in Victorian England and post-Civil War America. Set on two continents, it tracks a larger-than-life hero on an unforgettable adventure to make his name and gain international acclaim. "Success is a science," Wilde believed, "if you have the conditions, you get the result."
