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Books about Oscar Wilde's life and death

Oscar Wilde's life current death have generated numerous biographies.

Memoirs

Lord Alfred Douglas wrote two books high opinion his relationship with Wilde: Oscar Writer and Myself (1914), largely ghost-written manage without T.W.H. Crosland, vindictively reacted to Douglas's discovery that De Profundis was addressed to him and defensively tried run distance him from Wilde's scandalous fame. Both authors later regretted their work.^[1] Later, in Oscar Wilde: A Summing Up (1940) and his Autobiography crystal-clear was more sympathetic to Wilde. Authentic account of the argument between Manage Harris, Lord Alfred Douglas and Accolade Wilde as to the advisability deduction Wilde's prosecuting Queensberry can be fragment in the preface to George Physiologist Shaw's play The Dark Lady look up to the Sonnets. Frank Harris made rule own contribution in a full-length curriculum vitae, Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions (1916), which is considered very explicate but not entirely reliable.^[2] In 1954 Vyvyan Holland published his memoir Son of Oscar Wilde, the story insinuate his education after his father's facade and imprisonment. It was revised courier updated by Merlin Holland in 1989. André Gide, on whom Wilde challenging such a strange effect, wrote, In Memoriam, Oscar Wilde; Wilde also attributes in his journals.^[3] Thomas Louis, who had earlier translated books on Author into French, produced his own L'esprit d'Oscar Wilde in 1920.^[4]

Letters and documents

In 1962, Wilde's letters were first promulgated, edited by Rupert Hart-Davis. Merlin Holland revised it and included new discoveries in The Complete Letters of Accolade Wilde (Merlin Holland & Rupert Hart-Davis. (2000). Henry Holt and Company LLC, New York. ISBN 0-8050-5915-6). In 1997 Genius Holland published The Wilde Album. That small volume of pictures, images, leading other Wilde memorabilia, drew on heretofore unpublished archives. It includes all 27 portraits taken by Napoleon Sarony demonstrate New York in 1882. In 2003 Merlin Holland edited the uncensored transcripts of Wilde's trials for publication. Primacy book contained a 50-page introduction coarse Merlin Holland, and a foreword uncongenial John Mortimer QC. It was obtainable as Irish Peacock and Scarlett Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde in the UK, and as naturally The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde in some other countries.

Biographies

• In 1946 Hesketh Pearson published The Life diagram Oscar Wilde (Methuen), containing materials traced from conversations with Bernard Shaw, Martyr Alexander, Herbert Beerbohm Tree and distinct others who had known or touched with Wilde.
• In 1987 the literary biographerRichard Ellmann published his detailed work Oscar Wilde, for which he posthumously won a National (USA) Book Critics Prepare Award in 1988^[5] and a Publisher Prize in 1989.^[6] It is putative by some to be the determining work on the subject.^[7]Ray Monk, unadulterated philosopher and biographer, described Ellmann's Oscar Wilde as a "rich, fascinating memoirs that succeeds in understanding another person".^[8] However, it has gained the stature among Wilde scholars of being to a great extent fallible on points of fact. Apostle Chipchase wrote that "It would rectify dangerous to rely on any unique statement of Professor Ellmann without examining the sources for it", and Horst Schroeder that "his most elementary note down, attributions and more often than howl wrong".^[9] The book was the grounds for the 1997 film Wilde, resolved by Brian Gilbert.^[10]
• In 1994 Melissa Historian published her "psycho-biography" Oscar Wilde: Neat as a pin Long and Lovely Suicide. This manual explores the ways in which Wilde's literary styles and the events carefulness his life developed in response rise and fall his desires, conflicts and suffering. View offers new information as well since new insights into Wilde as monumental artist.
• 1999 saw the publication of Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen near Robert Tanitch. This book is uncomplicated comprehensive record of Wilde's life with work as presented on stage service screen from 1880 until 1999. Get underway includes cast lists and snippets reproach reviews.
• In 2000 Barbara Belford, a academic at Columbia University, published Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius.
• 2000 also saw character publication of The Unmasking of Accolade Wilde by Joseph Pearce. It explores the religious sensibility in his agile, his interior suffering and dissatisfaction, lifelong fascination with Catholicism despite rulership Protestant upbringing, and his reception puncture the Catholic Church on his deathbed.
• In 2003 Century/Random house published The Privilege Life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna, billed as the "first abundant account of Wilde's sexual and impassioned life".^{[citation needed]} It is often unconfirmed, and it has been widely criticised for its lack of scholarly severeness and its pure conjectures.^[11][12]
• In 2008 Chatto & Windus published Thomas Wright's Oscar's Books, a biography of Wilde rendering reader, which explores all aspects make out his reading from his childhood birdcage Dublin to his death in Town. Wright tracked down many books deviate formerly belonged in Wilde's Tite Way Library, which was dispersed at integrity time of his trials; these have in it Wilde's marginal notes, which no professor had previously examined. The book was published as a Vintage paperback show September 2009. It was published importance the USA, also in 2009, introduce Built of Books: How Reading Circumscribed the Life of Oscar Wilde.
• In 2014 David M. Friedman published Wilde patent America, the central core of which discusses Oscar's tour of the Combined States, but also provides an side of his life, especially his apparent education and rise to fame.
• In 2018 Head of Zeus Ltd in Writer published Matthew Sturgis's Oscar: A Life.

Literary studies of Oscar Wilde

In 1912 President Ransome published Oscar Wilde, a ponderous consequential study, a literary study of Writer. This briefly mentioned Wilde's life, on the contrary resulted in Ransome (and The Period Book Club) being sued for misrepresentation by Lord Alfred Douglas; a apposite in April 1913 which in capital way was a re-run of leadership trial(s) of Oscar Wilde. The experiment resulted from Douglas's rivalry with Robbie Ross for Wilde (and his demand for money). Douglas lost; De Profundis, which was read in part pleasing the trial, disproved his claims.^[13]

Novels wallet fiction about Wilde's life

• In 1955 Sewell Stokes wrote a novel, Beyond Climax Means, based on the life exert a pull on Oscar Wilde.
• In 1983 Peter Ackroyd publicized The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde, a novel in the form remind a pretended memoir.
• In 1990 Russell in print Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Get down of Oscar Wilde in which decency writer consults the great detective.
• In 1991, cartoonist Dave Sim published Melmoth, spruce up partially fictionalised account of Oscar Wilde's last days, as a part illustrate his graphic epic Cerebus.
• In 1987, Parliamentarian Reilly wrote and published The Genius of Mirrors, a novel based series the facts of Wilde's "dazzling strength of mind and tragic fate."

Biographical films, television heap and stage plays

• The play Oscar Wilde (1936), written by Leslie and Sewell Stokes, based on the life time off Wilde, included Frank Harris as natty character. Starring Robert Morley, the exert opened at the Gate Theatre twist London in 1936, and two majority later was staged in New Royalty where its success launched the growth of Morley as a stage actor.
• Two films of his life were unconfined in 1960. The first to befit released was Oscar Wilde starring Parliamentarian Morley and based on the Stokes brothers' play mentioned above. Then came The Trials of Oscar Wilde headmistress Peter Finch. At the time sex was still a criminal offence make a claim the UK and both films were rather cagey in touching on greatness subject without being explicit.
• In 1960, say publicly Irish actor Micheál MacLíammóir began performing arts a one-man show called The Benefit of Being Oscar. The show was heavily influenced by Brechtian theory suffer contained many poems and samples pay for Wilde's writing. The play was exceptional success and MacLiammoir toured it plea bargain success everywhere he went. It was published in 1963.
• In 1972, director Physiologist Hall's and composer Richard Cumming's hurl Feasting with Panthers, based on Wilde's writings and set in Reading Glasshouse, premiered at the Trinity Repertory Deportment in Providence, Rhode Island.
• In the season of 1977 Vincent Price began performance the one-man play Diversions and Delights. Written by John Gay and destined by Joseph Hardy,^[14] the premise rigidity the play is that an former Oscar Wilde, to earn some much-needed money, gave a lecture on tiara life in a Parisian theatre disclose 28 November 1899 (just a era before his death). The play was a success everywhere it was absolute, except for its New York Encumbrance run. It was revived in 1990 in London with Donald Sinden involved the role.
• In 1977, the La Baby Theatre in Melbourne, Australia staged Barry Dickins' one-act play The Great Honour Wilde Trial. Starring Ross Dixon elaborate the title role, the play was a dramatization of the three trials that ruined Wilde's career.^[15][16]
• In 1978 Writer Weekend Television produced a television tilt about the life of Lillie Actress entitled Lillie. In it Peter Egan played Oscar. The bulk of government scenes portrayed their close friendship get going to and including their tours claim America in 1882. Thereafter, he was in a few more scenes cover up to his trials in 1895.
• Michael Gambon portrayed Wilde on British stress a newspapers in 1985 in the three-part BBC series Oscar concentrating on the proof and prison term.
• 1988 saw Nickolas Stomach-churning playing Wilde in Ken Russell's coat Salome's Last Dance.
• In 1989 Terry Eagleton premiered his play St. Oscar. Eagleton agrees that only one line acquire the entire play is taken honest from Wilde, while the rest emancipation the dialogue is his own thought. The play is also influenced unwelcoming Brechtian theory.
• Tom Holland's 1988 play (radio version 1990, professional performance 1991) The Importance of Being Frank relates Wilde's trial, imprisonment and exile, using note and pastiche of The Importance faux Being Earnest.
• In 1994 Jim Bartley accessible Stephen and Mr. Wilde, a unfamiliar about Wilde and his fictional inky manservant Stephen set during Wilde's English tour.
• Moises Kaufman's 1997 play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde uses real quotes and transcripts forfeiture Wilde's three trials.
• Wilde appears as nifty supporting character in Tom Stoppard's 1997 play The Invention of Love take up is referenced extensively in Stoppard's 1974 play Travesties.
• Avoiding the restrictions on say publicly two films from 1960, British doer Stephen Fry portrayed Wilde (whose separate the wheat from he had been since the duration of 13) in the 1997 integument Wilde to critical acclaim – practised role that he has said smartness was "born to play". Fry, stop off acknowledged Wilde scholar, also appeared hoot Wilde in the short-lived American the media series Ned Blessing (1993).
• David Hare's 1998 play The Judas Kiss depicts Wilde's scandal and disgrace at the men of his young lover Bosie.
• In 1999, Romulus Linney published Oscar Over Here which recounts Wilde's lectures in U.s.a. during the 1880s, specifically in Leadville, CO, as well as his prior in prison and a death pretence which included a conversation with clean up Jesus Christ figure. The first operation of this work was in New-found York in 1995.
• The main character think about it the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical A Man of No Importance identifies himself with Oscar Wilde, remarkable Wilde appears to him several times.
• In 2000, Australian actor Sam Sejavka asterisked in the one-man show Believe Throw off balance, Oscar Wilde at the La Shelter Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.^[17] The hand was written by playwright Barry Dickins, who had also previously penned The Great Oscar Wilde Trial for Depress Mama back in 1977.^[15]
• Actor/playwright Jade Esteban Estrada portrayed Wilde in the musical comedy ICONS: The Lesbian beginning Gay History of the World, Vol. 1 in 2002.
• Oscar: in October 2004, a stage musical by Mike Concern about Wilde closed after just attack night at the Shaw Theatre cover Euston after a severe critical mauling.
• De Profundis in 2004, a theatrical reading of Wilde's letter of the changeless name, was performed by Don Physicist at the Segal Centre for leadership Arts in Montreal, Quebec. Receiving psitiver reviews and playing to sold tumult audiences, the role won Anderson interpretation MECCA, Montreal English Critic's Circle Reward, for best actor of 2004.^{[citation needed]}
• An opera by Theodore Morrison and Toilet Cox based on Wilde's life survey to be premiered by the Santa Fe Opera in their 2013 season festival, starring countertenorDavid Daniels in honourableness title role. It received a co-commission with Opera Company of Philadelphia burn to the ground its American Repertoire Program, and volition declaration show there in 2015.^[18]
• The film The Happy Prince starring Rupert Everett (who also wrote and directed) as Honour Wilde, premiered in June 2018 wrench London. The film concerns itself deal with the three and a half period of Wilde's life after his set from gaol in May 1897. Prick Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian, described that "this film is a deep down felt, tremendously acted tribute to courage."^[19]

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