Author:
Sturgis, Matthew, author.
Edition Statement:First American edition.
ImprintNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Descriptionxv, 838 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note:"A Borzoi book."
Note:"Originally published in hardcover, in a different form, in Great Britain by Apollo Books, an imprint of Head of Zeus Ltd., London, in 2018." -- From title page verso.
Note:Proem -- Part I. The star child -- A small unruly boy -- A fair scholar -- Foundation scholarship -- Part II. The nightingale and the rose -- Young Oxford -- Heart's yearnings -- Hellas! -- Specially commended -- Part III. The happy prince -- A dream of fair women -- The jester and the joke -- Up to snuff -- An English poet -- Part IV. The remarkable rocket --The best place --Go ahead -- This wide great world -- Bully boy -- Different aspects -- The dream of the poet -- Part V. The devoted friend -- Over the Seine -- First drama -- Man of the day -- New relations --In black and white -- L?Amour de l?Impossible -- Woman's world --Part VI. The Young King -- A man in hew -- A bad case -- Suggestive things -- The best society -- The dance of the seven veils -- Charming ball -- White and gold -- Part VII. The selfish giant -- The eternal quest for beauty -- Feasting with panthers -- Brief summer months --Enemies of romance -- Scarlet Marquess -- Part VII. The house of judgment --The last first nights -- Hideous words -- The prosecutor --Regina versus Wilde -- The torrent of prejudice -- Part IX. In Carcere Et Vinculis -- The head of Medusa -- The system -- From the depths -- Part X. The fisherman and his soul -- Asylum -- Artistic work -- Outcast men -- Bitter experience -- Part XI. The teacher of wisdom -- The Parisian temple of pleasure -- Going south -- All over.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"The first full biography of Oscar Wilde in more than thirty years."-- Provided by publisher.
