The Stranger Wilde: Interpreting Oscar
New York: Dutton, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine / Fine. Item #012033
Quarter black cloth, blue paper boards. xviii, 494 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Light purple staining to rfep. Dust jacket is scuffed and indented to rear cover. Else fine. Though Oscar Wilde's legendary life and his extraordinary art are both intimately and unmistakably linked to his homosexuality, no Wilde biographer has ever really explored the full implications of his gay identity--until now. Gary Schmidgall's is a true post-Stonewall performance, the first book to assert frankly that Wilde's sexual orientation is the key to his literary accomplishments and his enduring appeal.
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