The Unmasking of Oscar WildeIgnatius Press, 2004 - 412 strán (strany) Vilified by fellow Victorians for his sexuality and his dandyism, Oscar Wilde, the great poet, satirist and playwright, is hailed today, in some circles, as a "progressive" sexual liberator. But this is not how Wilde saw himself. His actions and pretensions did not bring him happiness and fulfillment. This study of Wilde's brilliant and tragic life goes beyond the mistakes that brought him notoriety in order to explore this emotional and spiritual search. Unlike any other biography of Wilde, it strips away these pretensions to show the real man, his aspirations and desires. It uncovers how he was broken by his two-year prison sentence; it probes the deeper thinking behind masterpieces such as The Picture of Dorian Gray, Salome, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" and "De Profundis"; and it traces his fascination with Catholicism through to his eleventh-hour conversion. Published on the 150th anniversary of his birth, this biography removes the masks which have confused previous biographers and reveals the real Wilde beneath the surface. Once again, Joseph Pearce has written a profound, wide-ranging study with many original insights on a great literary figure. |
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... Catholicism had little to do with any sense of solidarity with Ireland's indigenous population . The faith of the peasants was not for him . Rather , he had become attracted to the fashionable Catholicism surrounding the char- ismatic ...
... Catholicism had little to do with any sense of solidarity with Ireland's indigenous population . The faith of the peasants was not for him . Rather , he had become attracted to the fashionable Catholicism surrounding the char- ismatic ...
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... Catholicism that Wilde had initiated in Dublin was roused to new levels of intensity . Ruskin and Pater , through their enticing evocations of the Renaissance spirit , were at least partially responsible for this . Whether the ...
... Catholicism that Wilde had initiated in Dublin was roused to new levels of intensity . Ruskin and Pater , through their enticing evocations of the Renaissance spirit , were at least partially responsible for this . Whether the ...
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... Catholicism struck an aesthetic chord , accentuating and inflaming Wilde's love for the person of Christ , a love that would always remain with him , even in — especially in his darkest hours . ' I am now off to bed after reading a ...
... Catholicism struck an aesthetic chord , accentuating and inflaming Wilde's love for the person of Christ , a love that would always remain with him , even in — especially in his darkest hours . ' I am now off to bed after reading a ...
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