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Biographies. In 1946, Hesketh Pearson published The Life of Oscar Wilde (Methuen), containing materials derived from conversations with Bernard Shaw, George Alexander, Herbert Beerbohm Tree and many others who had known or worked with Wilde. This is a lively read, although inevitably somewhat dated in its approach.
References and footnotes. This is a bibliography of works by Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), a late-Victorian Irish writer. Chiefly remembered today as a playwright, especially for The Importance of Being Earnest, and as the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray; Wilde's oeuvre includes criticism, poetry, children's fiction, and a large selection of ...
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Richard Ellmann wrote his 1987 biography Oscar Wilde, for which he posthumously won a National (US) Book Critics Circle Award in 1988 and a Pulitzer Prize in 1989. The book was the basis for the 1997 film Wilde, directed by Brian Gilbert and starring Stephen Fry as the title character.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Oscar Wilde (born October 16, 1854, Dublin, Ireland—died November 30, 1900, Paris, France) was an Irish wit, poet, and dramatist whose reputation rests on his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), and on his comic masterpieces Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).
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Jan 1, 1987 · Oscar Wilde: A Biography. Richard Ellmann. 4.00. 5,005 ratings187 reviews. In this long-awaited biography, Wilde the legendary Victorian - brilliant writer and conversationalist, reckless flouter of social and sexual conventions - is brought to life.
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Oct 4, 2018 · Oscar: A Life. Oscar. : Matthew Sturgis. Head of Zeus, Oct 4, 2018 - Biography & Autobiography - 916 pages. The first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years, and the most...
1975 Topics Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, Authors, Irish Publisher New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English
