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Oscar Wilde's Last Stand: Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century

Philip Hoare • Rizzoli • ISBN 9781628726954

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Oscar Wilde's Last Stand: Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century

Philip Hoare • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9781628726954

ISBN-10 1639368477 • 2017

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ISBN 9781628726954 • Completeness 51

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Philip Hoare meticulously reconstructs the final, turbulent years of Oscar Wilde’s life, framing his downfall within the broader context of late-Victorian social anxieties and political machinations. This compelling narrative examines the intersection of aestheticism, legal persecution, and the cultural climate of the fin de siècle.

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Publisher: Rizzoli
Jan 17, 2017
Pages: 280

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Contributor: Philip Hoare

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Category: 19th-Century British HistoryCategory: AestheticismCategory: BiographyCategory: Legal HistoryCategory: Literary CriticismCategory: Victorian LiteratureCategory: Fin De Si Cle

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