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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.
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.
Vyvyan Holland, Writer, Dies; 2d Son of Oscar Wilde Was 80; Described Childhood With Playwright Haunted by Father's Disgrace. Share full article. Oct. 11, 1967. The New York Times Archives. See...
With its thirty-three previously unpublished Oscar Wilde letters and its poignant recollections of a man as spontaneous, humane, and sincere as he was prodigiously witty, Vyvyan Holland's memoir of his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.
Vyvyan Holland. Average rating 4.05 · 354 ratings · 52 reviews · shelved 1,344 times. 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.
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…
