COLLECTED POEMS OF OSCAR WILDE
Oscar Wilde
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Paperback. This edition of Wilde's verse presents the full range of his achievement as a poet: the haunting elegy to his young sister; the religious drama of his romance with Rome; forbidden sexual desires; and "The Ballad of Reading Gaol". Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
With an Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Wilde, glamorous and notorious, more famous as a playwright or prisoner than as a poet, invites readers of his verse to meet an unknown and intimate figure. The poetry of his formative years includes the haunting elegy to his young sister and the grieving lyric at the death of his father. The religious drama of his romance with Rome is captured here, as well as its resolution in his renewed love of ancient Greece.
He explores forbidden sexual desires, pays homage to the great theatre stars ... Read more
This edition of Wilde's verse presents the full range of his achievement as a poet.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
Series
Wordsworth Poetry Library
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853264535
SKU
V9781853264535
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Ref
99-45
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