Oscar Wilde and Myself


Leído por Rob Marland

(4.7 stars; 13 reviews)

The first memoir by the poet Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was written 14 years after the death of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of Douglas's failed prosecution of Arthur Ransome for libel. Ransome, in his "Oscar Wilde, a Critical Study," had quoted from the expurgated portions of Wilde's prison letter to Douglas, "De Profundis", which was highly critical of his former friend and lover. Having failed to convince a jury that he had been libelled, Douglas appealed instead to posterity by writing his memoir. In "Oscar Wilde and Myself" Douglas refutes Wilde's version of the events that led to his (Wilde's) imprisonment and takes swipes at Ransome, Wilde's friend Robert Ross, other biographers of Wilde, and Wilde's overzealous imitators. He also critiques Wilde's writing and character and concludes that the Irish playwright will soon be forgotten. (Rob Marland) (7 hr 18 min)

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Preface and Introductory 13:22 Leído por Rob Marland
Oxford 21:50 Leído por Rob Marland
Lost Illusions 12:46 Leído por Rob Marland
Wilde in Society 13:58 Leído por Rob Marland
The Lord of Language 16:42 Leído por Rob Marland
Our Mutual Friends 22:51 Leído por Rob Marland
Lord Queensberry Intervenes 27:04 Leído por Rob Marland
The Wilde Trials 24:48 Leído por Rob Marland
Hard Labour and After 24:46 Leído por Rob Marland
Naples and Paris 29:02 Leído por Rob Marland
The ''Ballad of Reading Gaol'' 8:48 Leído por Rob Marland
The Truth about ''De Profundis'' 31:36 Leído por Rob Marland
My Letters to Wilde 9:01 Leído por Rob Marland
My Letters to Labouchere 7:04 Leído por Rob Marland
The Article in the ''Revue Blanche'' 6:28 Leído por Rob Marland
Fifteen Years of Persecution 12:13 Leído por Rob Marland
Wilde’s Poetry 25:28 Leído por Rob Marland
The Plays and Prose Works 21:00 Leído por Rob Marland
For Posterity 8:51 Leído por Rob Marland
The British Museum and ''De Profundis'' 12:05 Leído por Rob Marland
Ransome’s ''Critical Study'' 10:58 Leído por Rob Marland
My Actions for Libel 11:35 Leído por Rob Marland
''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' 16:51 Leído por Rob Marland
Literature and Vice 9:42 Leído por Rob Marland
Crosland and ''The First Stone'' 8:19 Leído por Rob Marland
A Challenge to Mr. Ross 7:27 Leído por Rob Marland
Wilde in Russia, France and Germany 8:28 Leído por Rob Marland
The Smaller Fry 7:34 Leído por Rob Marland
To Be Done with It All 7:54 Leído por Rob Marland

Reseñas

The Case of Wilde and Lord Douglas


(4 stars)

I have gained new insight into the Wilde affair from this book. Many of what I considered inconsistencies in the popular account of the case were put to rest here. It is important to hear the other side of things. I now have a balanced view of the controversial events though it should be made clear that my opinions of Wilde's writings were not in any way affected by the details related here. The Picture of Dorian Gray is still a favorite!

Author appears as a very pretentious fellow


(5 stars)

(excellent reader)