Oscar's ghost : the passionate battle over Oscar Wilde's legacy /
by Lee, Laura.
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BookPublisher: Stroud : Amberley, 2017Description: 384 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781445662589 (hbk.) :; 1445662582 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 828.809 LEESubject(s): Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Friends and associates | Douglas, Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945 | Ross, Robert Baldwin, 1869-1918 | Literature | LiteratureSummary: After the death of Oscar Wilde, two of the playwright's closest friends - both former lovers - went to battle against each other over who would control the narrative about Wilde's life, and who history would blame for his death. The battle between Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas, the playwright's greatest love, and Robert Ross, Wilde's friend and literary executor, was particularly ugly, and led to the revelation of sexual secrets and personal letters, blackmail, stalking, and no fewer than five lawsuits. It was a struggle that was not only to have serious consequences for the two participants, but which also affected how Oscar Wilde is remembered today. 'Oscar's Ghost' focuses solely on this heated feud, considering as fairly as possible the dramatic events and questionable actions of all parties involved.
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| 828.609 ROW In search of Mary : the mother of all journeys / | 828.803 WIL De profundis and other prison writings | 828.809 BRO The infernal world of Branwell Bronte | 828.809 LEE Oscar's ghost : | 828.809 QUI Confessions of an English opium eater & other writings / | 828.809 WIL Oscar Wilde: a life in letters | 828.809 WIL The Cambridge companion to Oscar Wilde |
After the death of Oscar Wilde, two of the playwright's closest friends - both former lovers - went to battle against each other over who would control the narrative about Wilde's life, and who history would blame for his death. The battle between Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas, the playwright's greatest love, and Robert Ross, Wilde's friend and literary executor, was particularly ugly, and led to the revelation of sexual secrets and personal letters, blackmail, stalking, and no fewer than five lawsuits. It was a struggle that was not only to have serious consequences for the two participants, but which also affected how Oscar Wilde is remembered today. 'Oscar's Ghost' focuses solely on this heated feud, considering as fairly as possible the dramatic events and questionable actions of all parties involved.
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