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Vyvyan Beresford Holland, OBE (born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde; 3 November 1886 – 10 October 1967) was an English author and translator. He was the second-born son of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd, and had a brother, Cyril.
Jan 5, 2024 · Vyvyan Holland, in his introduction to the 1966 edition of Oscar Wilde’s works, provides an insightful overview of his father’s lineage, life, and literary career. He recounts the family’s Dutch origin, Oscar’s upbringing and education, his rise in London society, and his contributions to literature, from poetry and essays to renowned ...
Jan 23, 2021 · Holland is son of Vyvyan Holland, one of two children of Oscar and Constance Wilde, and the only grandchild of the author. In the 1950s Vyvyan and his wife Thelma, fearing the homophobia of...
Showing 27 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Vyvyan Holland has 27 books on Goodreads with 1344 ratings. Vyvyan Holland’s most popular book is De Profundis.
170 ratings23 reviews. With its thirty-three previously unpublished Oscar Wilde letters and its poignant recollections of a man as spontaneous, humane, and sincere as he was prodigiously witty, Vyvyan Holland's memoir of his famous father has come to be regarded as a biographical classic in Wildean studies.
Chapter One argues that Vyvyan Holland forged a textual relationship with his father Oscar Wilde while collaborating with early Wilde scholars in the editing of Wilde’s letters and extended his father’s practice of importing sexually dissident content from abroad while translating works by the French modernist Julien (or Julian) Green.
Christopher Merlin Vyvyan Holland is a biographer and editor. He is the only grandchild of Oscar Wilde, whose life he has researched and written about extensively. Combine Editions. Merlin Holland’s books. Average rating: 4.44 · 14,410 ratings · 394 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors. More books by Merlin Holland…
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