false <![CDATA[Oscar Wilde]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165518563m/5294.jpg 5294 11 Richard Ellmann capped an illustrious career in biography (his <i>James Joyce</i> is considered one of the masterpieces of the 20th century) with this life of Oscar Wilde, which won both the National Book Critics Circle Award and Pulitzer Prize on its original publication in 1988. Ellmann's account of Wilde's extravagantly operatic life as poet, playwright, aesthete, and martyr to sexual morality is notable not only for the full portrait it gives of Wilde, but also for Ellmann's assessment of his subject's literary greatness; both aims are served by a plethora of quotations from Wilde's own work and correspondence. Wilde straddled the line between the Victorian age and the modern world as he did everything in life ... with impeccable style. 8755 1987 Oscar Wilde total:269|5:104|4:106|3:52|2:6|1:1| 269 1113 435 30 4 1 true false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 23:35:51 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 06:00:38 -0700 2008
it's a great story about a great person.

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Answer - nothing. Ellmann doesn't make a single misstep in this astonishing biography. Imagine the challenges facing a Wilde...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Jul 09 11:01:14 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 11:01:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Sep 29 06:51:47 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 07:05:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 21:50:13 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 21:53:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sat Feb 28 06:55:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 06:57:27 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Dec 09 14:38:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 14:38:59 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 16 09:08:59 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 09:15:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 02 09:10:02 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 10 10:15:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 03 19:32:11 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:32:20 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Wed Feb 20 19:57:48 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 11:49:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 15 16:29:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 16:53:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jan 03 10:58:11 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 11:15:28 -0800 2008
This book is a must read if you are a Wilde fan. But it also provides a remarkable portrait of Wilde's age, making it a great addition to any history love...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 15:22:46 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 02 10:59:50 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun May 11 15:26:58 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 15:28:12 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 22 02:33:54 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 02:36:16 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:47:42 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 26 21:04:46 -0700 2009 To my way of reading, is a bit too academic, too much info which at times made me feel lost, but beautiful account of Wilde's life.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 03 13:08:42 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 20:30:16 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Jan 10 04:30:16 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 04:41:35 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5294