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020			_a9781789144147
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100			_aFrankel, Nicholas
245			_aInvention of Oscar Wilde
260			_bReaktion Books, _c2021 _aLondon :
300			_a286 p. ; _bill., _c23 cm.
365			_b18.00 _cGBP _d107.90
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe Invention of Oscar Wilde, Nicholas Frankel explores Wilde's self-creation as a "work of art" and a carefully constructed cultural icon. Frankel takes readers on a journey through Wilde's inventive, provocative life, from his Irish origins--and their public erasure--through his challenges to traditional concepts of masculinity and male sexuality, his marriage and his affairs with young men, including his great love Lord Alfred Douglas, to his criminal conviction and final years of exile in France. Along the way, Frankel takes a deep look at Wilde's writings, paradoxical wit, and intellectual convictions.
650			_aBiography
650			_aIrish 19th century Biography
650			_aOscar Wilde
650			_aRhythmical Value
650			_aThinker
650			_aPrisoner
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