Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oscar wilde s unconventional life began with an equally unconventional family. Oscar wildes unconventional life began with an equally unconventional family. In spite of some minor slips, the secret life of oscar wilde is a very good book that i enjoyed a lot. In this instance, mckenna traces both men to the ends of their lives, which gives the reader a satisfaction not found often enough. In the secret life of oscar wilde, neil mckenna provides stunning new insight into the tumultuous sexual and psychological worlds of this brilliant and tormented. Neil mckenna has emerged as one of the most exciting and distinctive voices in modern british biography, combining superb research, analysis and insights with a dazzlingly lucid and accessible style. His private correspondence has also been published. Oscar wilde books biography and list of works author. Neil mckennas the secret life of oscar wilde charts fully for the first time oscars astonishing erotic odyssey through victorian londons sexual underworld. Click download or read online button to get the trials of oscar wilde 1895 book now.
Mckenna charts wilde s astonishing odyssey through londons sexual underworld, and provides explosive new evidence of the political machinations behind wilde s trials for sodomy. The secret life of oscar wilde book by neil mckenna. Neil mckennas the secret life of oscar wilde charts fully for the first time oscars astonishing erotic odyssey through victorian londons sexual. In 2003, centuryrandom house published the secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna centuryrandom house, billed as the first complete account of wilde s sexual and emotional life. The praise was more than deserved, for this stunning piece of. Posted on 24th feb, 20 in recognition of lgbt lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history month, neil mckenna, author of the recently published fanny and stella and the secret life of oscar wilde, pieces together and finds a pattern in some fragments from his writers life. The secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna basic books. This book reads like the great tragedy wildes life was. Oscar wilde books biography and list of works author of. Pdf download oscar wilde a biography free ebooks pdf. One of the greatest joys of writing it undoubtedly came from the numerous wilde aphorisms that mckenna was able to intersperse in the text.
The secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna 20040730. The importance of being earnest oscar wilde, samuel lyndon. Frank harris consumers of biography are familiar with the division between memoirs of the living or recently dead written by those who knew the subject more or less intimately, and the more objective or. Books by wilde, oscar sorted by popularity project gutenberg. The edition locates wildes work among the artistic and cultural contexts of the late nineteenth century and will provide scholars, students, and general readers with an important sourcebook for the play and the social, creative, and critical contexts of mid1890s english life. You can never be overdressed or overeducated, oscar wilde decorative book set, oscar wilde quote, living room decor, office decor, classroom shutthefrontdoorllc. The trials of oscar wilde 1895 download ebook pdf, epub. He reveals, for example, that wildes relationship with lord alfred douglas was not.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Oscar wilde biography cliffsnotes study guides book. Oscar wilde wanted his life to be a great dramatic work, the tale of the genius brought down by a fatal weakness, of a man who. Buy the secret life of oscar wilde new ed by mckenna, neil isbn. Project gutenberg offers 61,799 free ebooks to download. Chiefly remembered today as a playwright, especially for the importance of being earnest, and as the author of the picture of dorian gray. Like a victorian pop idol, he confected a career out of at first. He was the son of sir william wilde, a distinguished surgeon, and the writer and poet jane francesca elgee who wrote under the name of speranza. Oscar wilde, though married to a woman, preferred sex with men.
In the secret life of oscar wilde, neil mckenna provides stunning new insight into the tumultuous sexual and psychological worlds of this brilliant and tormented figure. Mckenna is, however, perfectly capable of creating a very powerful, pithy, incisive sentence. His father, sir william wilde, was an eminent victorian and a doctor of aural surgery. My source is the secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna. Oscar wilde said of himself, i put all my genius into my life. Oscar wilde was a well renowned poet and playwright in 19th century england.
Constance died before divorce proceedings were ever actually carried out, though she did change the childrens and her own name back to her maiden name. Neils mckennas book was widely praised for its fresh and exciting new material about oscar wilde and for the quality of the writing. I have put my genius into my life but only my talen. Neil mckenna puts down frank miles as the first man perhaps the first person to have had sex with wilde, when wilde was 22. Neil mckenna author of the secret life of oscar wilde. The secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna books.
Wildes parents were part of the protestant ruling class in ireland, rather than the mostly catholic native irish people. Mckenna has spent years researching wildes life, drawing on extensive new material. Wilde the wit oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde was born in dublin, ireland, in 1854. A tedious slog through the english authors sexual romps at the expense of his literary achievements. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts. A trivial comedy for serious people oscar wilde 39404 downloads. The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
Wilde once remarked that there were only three ways to get into society. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of londons most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. The secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna waterstones. At the top of the staircase stands lady chiltern, a woman of grave greek beauty, about twentyseven years of age. Oscar wilde was a celebrity before celebrity was invented. In the eyes of the victorians, there was only one thing worse than a sodomite, and that was a proselytising sodomite.
Oscar wilde left ireland at the age of 20 to study at oxford university in england, where he. So said oscar wilde of his remarkable life a life more complex, more erotic, more troubled and more triumphant than any of his contemporaries ever knew or suspected. Neil mckenna s the secret life of oscar wilde charts fully for the first time oscar s astonishing erotic odyssey through victorian londons sexual underworld. Mar 05, 2009 in the secret life of oscar wilde, neil mckenna provides stunning new insight into the tumultuous sexual and psychological worlds of this brilliant and tormented figure. Oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde 16 october 1854 30 november 1900 was an irish writer and poet. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and reading it stimulated my interest in the authors biography of oscar wilde. His spectacular debut biography the secret life of oscar wilde was one of the unexpected publishing successes of 2003, garnering extensive publicity and achieving extremely high sales figures neil. Lord alfred douglas wrote two books about his relationship with wilde. Mckenna charts wildes astonishing odyssey through londons sexual underworld, and provides explosive new evidence of the political machinations behind wildes trials for sodomy.
The secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna nook book. However, niel mckennas more recent biography, the secret life of oscar wilde 2003, demonstrates convincingly that wilde was aware of his homosexuality from the moment of his first kiss with another boy at age 16, and had in fact lived with male lover frank miles two years his senior for several years before his marriage in 1884. The importance of being earnest oscar wilde, samuel. Mckennas earlier work, the secret life of oscar wilde, has a very different tone.
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His spectacular debut biography the secret life of oscar wilde was one of the unexpected publishing successes of 2003, garnering extensive publicity and achieving extremely high sales figures. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna goodreads. Now, for the first time, neil mckenna focuses on the tormented genius of wildes personal life, reproducing remarkable love letters and detailing wildes untilnow unknown relationships with other men. He was born oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde on october 16, 1854, at 21 westland row, dublin, ireland.
Sep, 2004 so said oscar wilde of his remarkable life a life more complex, more erotic, more troubled and more triumphant than any of his contemporaries ever knew or suspected. The picture of dorian gray oscar wilde 18833 downloads. Oscars father was an important doctor in dublin and his mother was a wellknown literary hostess she was famous for giving parties for the writers and artists of the city. Oct 25, 2003 the secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna century. Born in dublin in 1854 wilde left his homeland to study at oxford university. Neil mckenna argues that our view of oscar wilde, even after ellmans. Oscar wildes colourful life and disappointing end have made him a continual fascination for. This is a bibliography of works by oscar wilde, a latevictorian irish writer. The picture of dorian gray oscar wilde 732 downloads poems, with the ballad of reading gaol oscar wilde 639 downloads lord arthur saviles crime. The happy prince, and other tales oscar wilde 4962 downloads. However, niel mckenna s more recent biography, the secret life of oscar wilde 2003, demonstrates convincingly that wilde was aware of his homosexuality from the moment of his first kiss with another boy at age 16, and had in fact lived with male lover frank miles two years his senior for several years before his marriage in 1884. Selected prose of oscar wilde by oscar wilde free ebook. Pdf the intensified life download full pdf book download.
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