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Oscar Wilde - the Great Drama of His Life
How His Tragedy Reflected His Personality
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 examines the medical and psychiatric aspects of Wilde's two-year imprisonment and reveals
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- First published
- 2011
Available formats
- Print — ISBN 9781782846550
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