Oscar Wilde -- The Great Drama of His Life: How His Tragedy Reflected His Personality

by Ashley H. Robins

Book Overview

In the 1890s Oscar Wilde enjoyed one of the most high-profile reputations in Britain; yet, virtually overnight, he was plunged into disgrace and ruin. What were the reasons for this extraordinary reversal of fortune? Ashley Robins explores Wilde's motivation in prosecuting the Marquess of Queensberry, and elaborates on the precarious legal situation that effectively quashed any prospect of a withdrawal from the lawsuit without dire consequences. He...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845195418
• ISBN13: 9781845195410
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"