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- ISBN 9781784784812
- Weight: 271g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 10 Nov 2020
- Publisher: Verso Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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In Praise of Disobedience draw on works from a single miraculous year in which Oscar Wilde published the larger part of his greatest prose - the year he came into maturity as an artist. Before the end of 1891, he had written the first of his phenomenally successful plays and met the young man who would win his heart, beginning the love affair that would lead to imprisonment and public infamy.
In a witty introduction, playwright, novelist and Wilde scholar Neil Bartlett explains what made this point in the writer's life central to his genius and why Wilde remains a provocative and radical figure to this day.
Included here are the entirety of Wilde's foray into political philosophy, The Soul of Man Under Socialism; the complete essay collection Intentions; selections from The Portrait of Dorian Gray as well as its paradoxical and scandalous preface; and some of Wilde's greatest fictions for children. Each selection is accompanied by stimulating and enlightening annotations. A delight for fans of Oscar Wilde, In Praise of Disobedience will restore and revitalize an often misunderstood legacy.
In a witty introduction, playwright, novelist and Wilde scholar Neil Bartlett explains what made this point in the writer's life central to his genius and why Wilde remains a provocative and radical figure to this day.
Included here are the entirety of Wilde's foray into political philosophy, The Soul of Man Under Socialism; the complete essay collection Intentions; selections from The Portrait of Dorian Gray as well as its paradoxical and scandalous preface; and some of Wilde's greatest fictions for children. Each selection is accompanied by stimulating and enlightening annotations. A delight for fans of Oscar Wilde, In Praise of Disobedience will restore and revitalize an often misunderstood legacy.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Trinity College Dublin and Oxford. He first made a name for himself as an ostentatious lecturer on aestheticism. He published articles, short stories, and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, before achieving success as a playwright. He was imprisoned for homosexuality and sentenced to two years' hard labour. On his release, he sought exile on the Continent, wrote little, and was never to see his children again.
Neil Bartlett is a British playwright and novelist. He became Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London in 1994; since leaving the Lyric in 2005 he has worked with many of the UK's most prestigious theatres and theatrical festivals. His first book was a study of Oscar Wilde, Who's That Man?, part biography and part fantasia, exploring gay London culture across a span of one hundred years. Bartlett has written novels, plays, and adaptations, and is an accomplished translator. His most recent novel, The Disappearance Boy, was nominated for the Stonewall Author of the Year Award.
Neil Bartlett is a British playwright and novelist. He became Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London in 1994; since leaving the Lyric in 2005 he has worked with many of the UK's most prestigious theatres and theatrical festivals. His first book was a study of Oscar Wilde, Who's That Man?, part biography and part fantasia, exploring gay London culture across a span of one hundred years. Bartlett has written novels, plays, and adaptations, and is an accomplished translator. His most recent novel, The Disappearance Boy, was nominated for the Stonewall Author of the Year Award.
