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Built of Books An entirely new kind of biography, Built of Books explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in books This intimate account of Oscar Wilde?s life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life.... Full description
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`perhaps no other scholar of Wilde has succeeded so well in moving into Oscar's head'
`a charmingly eccentric attempt to tell Wilde's story through his reading'
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A fresh and delightful examination of the character of Oscar Wilde by looking at him through the prism of the books he read.
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- PublisherHenry Holt & Co
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0805089934
- ISBN 13 9780805089936
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages370
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Oscar Wilde's life has been studied in detail, in numerous publications, and its richness and liveliness is undoubted. Thomas Wright, Oxford-educated scholar of Wilde's work, takes a new tack in studying his life: analyzing Wilde's extensive personal library. Wright observes that much of Wilde's life was lived through the prism of his favorite books, and the relationships he developed through reading were just as important as his friends, family, or lovers. Twenty years of reading on Wright's part finally resulted in his living through the intellectual and emotion environment of Oscar Wilde's life, and has produced this marvellous exploration of Wilde's life and literacy. Seller Inventory # 2501803
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