Ebook {Epub PDF} Making Oscar Wilde by Michèle Mendelssohn

As “gay history’s Christ figure,” Wilde () has been amply investigated by biographers and literary historians, but Mendelssohn (English/Oxford Univ.; Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Aesthetic Culture, , etc.) was surprised by a discovery she made in a library archive: six small cards, each depicting Wilde with a different ethnicity: Irish, Chinese, French, German, black, and white American. . Making Oscar Wilde reveals the untold story of youngOscar's career in Victorian England and post-Civil War America. Set on two continents, this book tracks a larger-than-life hero on an. Professor Mendelssohn has written a well-written and nicely-researched book on the many influences on Oscar Wilde as he launched his post-university career with a speaking tour of America. In many ways, this is as much a story about the United States in the s as it is about bltadwin.rus:

Michèle Mendelssohn's Making Oscar Wilde is a fresh, exciting and illuminating study of the construction of celebrity and reputation. Looking at Wilde's trip to the United States in , Mendelssohn shows both how stereotypes of the wild Irish immigrant and the minstrel show, and the promotional strategies of Wilde and his tour manager, made. During the research for her Oscar Wilde biography Making Oscar Wilde, author Michèle Mendelssohn discovered that Wilde was subject to anti-Irish sentiments d. Michèle Mendelssohn is a literary critic and cultural historian. She is Associate Professor of English Literature at Oxford University. She applied the "Page 99 Test" to her new book, Making Oscar Wilde, and reported the following: Page 99 lies roughly a third of the way through Making Oscar Wilde, my biography of Wilde's rise, fall and resurrection as one of the Greats of English.

Making Oscar Wilde Michèle Mendelssohn. Draws on compelling new archives and rare documents to tell the story of Oscar Wilde's life; A gripping and stylish account of Wilde's tumultuous rise, fall, and resurrection; A richly-illustrated combination of biography, cultural history, and masterful story-telling. Making Oscar Wilde reveals the untold story of young. Oscar's career in Victorian England and post-Civil War America. Set on two continents, this book tracks a larger-than-life hero on an unforgettable adventure to make his name and gain international acclaim. 'Success is a science,' Wilde believed, 'if you have the conditions, you get the. The material covered in this episode of Travels Through Time comes from Michèle Mendelssohn’s latest book, Making Oscar Wilde, which was a book of the year in the Sunday Times and the Times Literary Supplement and a semi-finalist for the PEN America Biography Prize.