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245 10 a| Oscar Wilde :b| a life /c| Matthew Sturgis.;

250 a| First American edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Alfred A. Knopf,c| 2021.;

300 a| xv, 838 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 673-799) and index.;

500 a| "This is a Borzoi Book" -- From title page verso.;

500 a| "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.;

520 a| "The first full biography of Oscar Wilde in more than thirty years"--c| Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| 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 -- L̕Amour de l̕Impossible -- 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.;

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Oscar Wilde : a life / Matthew Sturgis.

Author/creator	Sturgis, Matthew author.
Format	Book
Edition	First American edition.
Publication	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Description	xv, 838 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Authors, Irish--19th century. --Biography. Gay authors--19th century. --Biography.

Uniform title	Oscar
Contents	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 -- L̕Amour de l̕Impossible -- 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.
Abstract	"The first full biography of Oscar Wilde in more than thirty years"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"This is a Borzoi Book" -- From title page verso.
General 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 673-799) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Sturgis, Matthew. Oscar Wilde. First American edition New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021 9780525656371
Genre/form	Biography.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2020054352
ISBN	9780525656364 hardcover
ISBN	0525656367 hardcover
Standard identifier#	40030769111

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