Wilde's Women: How Oscar Wilde Was Shaped by the Women He Knew

by Eleanor Fitzsimons

Book Overview

Oscar Wilde famously insisted that "there should be no law for anybody," and his devotion to personal liberty made him a staunch defender of gender equality. Women were central to his life and career.Wilde's Women is the first book to tell the story of the female family members, friends, and colleagues who traded witticisms with Wilde, who gave him access to vital publicity, and to whose ideas he gave expression through his social comedies. In this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468312669
• ISBN13: 9781468312669
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"