The Fall of the House of Wilde - Oscar Wilde and His Family

'Emer O'Sullivan has made an indispensable contribution to Wildean literature . Compelling, informative and fascinating' Stephen Fry Oscar Wilde's father - scientist, surgeon, archaeologist, writer - was one of the most eminent men of his generation. His mother - poet, journalist, translator - hosted an influential salon at 1 Merrion Square. Together they were one of Victorian Ireland's most dazzling and enlightened couples. When, in 1864, Sir William Wilde was accused of sexually assaulting a female patient, it sent shock waves through Dublin society. After his death some ten years later, Jane attempted to re-establish the family in London, where Oscar burst irrepressibly upon the scene, only to fall in a trial as public as his father's. A remarkable and perceptive account, The Fall of the House of Wilde is a major repositioning of our first modern celebrity, a man whose fall from grace marked the end of fin de siecle decadence.

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• Authors: Emer O'Sullivan, Emer O''sullivan, O'Sullivan Emer
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.05.2017
• EAN: 9781408863169
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-6316-9
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Biography: writers, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form