The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde
An Intimate Biography
$39.43
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2004
Summary
Neil McKenna’s The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde charts fully for the first time Oscar’s astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London’s sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, and Neil McKenna argues compellingly and convincingly that Oscar Wilde’s life and work can only be fully understood and appreciated in terms of his sexuality.
‘I have put my genius into my life but only my talent into…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099415459 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099415453 |
| Author: | Neil McKenna |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2004 |
| Weight: | 536g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 39mm |
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Critics Review
“A sensational new biography.” -Bent “A bustling revealing and downright moving portrayal of the troubled genius.” -Attitude “…a bold book.” -Guardian
Intriguing and entertaining…McKenna makes an impassioned case for re-gaying Wilde * The Times *
A groundbreaking new biography of our greatest queer martyr * Observer *
It cannot be recommended too highly. Extraordinary, intensely passionate and quite beautiful * Manchester Evening News *
This is by far and away the best biography of Oscar Wilde to date * John McRae, Professor of Literature *
A bold book * The Guardian *
Extraordinary, intensely passionate and quite beautiful * The Manchester Evening News *
A bustling, revealing and downright moving portrayal of thwarted genius * Attitude *
Neil McKenna’s book is the most important one to have been written about Wilde for many years * Irish Independent *
McKenna’s book offers an entertaining and fascinating (sometimes jaw-dropping) insight into Victorian homosexual practices. He is outstanding * The Observer *
A sensational new biography * Bent Magazine *
Neil McKenna
Neil McKenna is a freelance journalist, particularly for the Guardian and the Independent, and a freelance producer and researcher for Channel 4. He is a notable campaigner for gay rights - the Clause 24 debate being largely a result of his work.
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