Richard Ellmann
1) Oscar Wilde
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Description
Traces the life and career of Oscar Wilde from his boyhood in Dublin to his tragic death in exile at age forty-six.
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Pub. Date
2003, c1958
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"Stanislaus Joyce was more than his brother's keeper: he was at various times his brother's touchstone, conscience, and biggest fan. The two shared the same genius, the same childhood influences, the same literary instinct - but in Stanislaus that instinct was channeled into sober academic pursuit, while in James in evolved into gaiety, wild whimsy, and at times sodden despair." "Covering the first twenty-two years of James Joyce's life in Dublin...
6) Wilde
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Notorious poet and playwright Oscar Wilde devours all that life has to offer, but there's only so much that late Victorian England will tolerate. As Wilde delves into a taboo world of unrealized homosexual desire, his life rapidly becomes a turbulent charade. He cannot escape the repercussions wrought by a "pure" society, nor will he hide in shame for being true to his nature.
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