Making Oscar Wilde Av Michele (associate Professor Of English Associate Professor Of English Mansfield College Oxford) Mendelssohn

Witty, inspiring, and charismatic, Oscar Wilde is one of the Greats of English literature. Today, his plays and stories are beloved around the world. But it was not always so. His afterlife has given him the legitimacy that life denied him. Making Oscar Wilde reveals the untold story of young Oscar''s career in Victorian England and post-Civil War America. Set on two continents, this book tracks a larger-than-life hero on an unforgettable adventure to makehis name and gain international acclaim. ''Success is a science,'' Wilde believed, ''if you have the conditions, you get the result.'' Combining new evidence and gripping cultural history, Mich¿ Mendelssohn dramatizes Wilde''s rise, fall, and resurrection as part of a spectacular transatlantic pageant. With superb style and an instinct for story-telling, she brings to life the charming young Irishman who set out to captivate the United States and Britain with his words and ended up conquering the world. Following the twists and turns

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Making Oscar Wilde Av Michele (associate Professor Of English Associate Professor Of English Mansfield College Oxford) Mendelssohn

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