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ISBN: 9780300173802 bzw. 0300173806, in Englisch, Yale University Press, United States of America, neu.
The Marquess of Queensberry is as famous for his role in the downfall of one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. The trial and two-year imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, lover of Queensberry s son, Lord Alfred Douglas, remains one of literary history s great tragedies. However, Linda Stratmann's riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Throughout his life, Queensberry was emotionally damaged by a series of tragedies, and the events of the Wilde affair told for the first time from the Marquess s perspective were directly linked to Queensberry s personal crises. Through the retelling of pivotal events from Queensberry s life the death of his brother on the Matterhorn and his fruitless search for the body; the suicides of his father, brother, and eldest son the book reveals a well-meaning man often stricken with a grief he found hard to express, who deserves our compassion.
The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis
ISBN: 9780300173802 bzw. 0300173806, in Englisch, Yale University Press.
The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis Stratmann, Linda, The Marquess of Queensberry is as famous for his role in the downfall of one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. The trial and two-year imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, lover of Queensberry's son, Lord Alfred Douglas, remains one of literary history's great tragedies. However, Linda Stratmann's riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Throughout his life, Queensberry was emotionally damaged by a series of tragedies, and the events of the Wilde affair--told for the first time from the Marquess's perspective--were directly linked to Queensberry's personal crises. Through the retelling of pivotal events from Queensberry's life--the death of his brother on the Matterhorn and his fruitless search for the body; the suicides of his father, brother, and eldest son--the book reveals a well-meaning man often stricken with a grief he found hard to express, who deserves our compassion.
The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis (2013)
ISBN: 9780300173802 bzw. 0300173806, in Englisch, 336 Seiten, Yale University Press, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
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The Marquess of Queensberry is as famous for his role in the downfall of one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. The trial and two-year imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, lover of Queensberry’s son, Lord Alfred Douglas, remains one of literary history’s great tragedies. However, Linda Stratmann's riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Throughout his life, Queensberry was emotionally damaged by a series of tragedies, and the events of the Wilde affair—told for the first time from the Marquess’s perspective—were directly linked to Queensberry’s personal crises. Through the retelling of pivotal events from Queensberry’s life—the death of his brother on the Matterhorn and his fruitless search for the body; the suicides of his father, brother, and eldest son—the book reveals a well-meaning man often stricken with a grief he found hard to express, who deserves our compassion., Hardcover, Label: Yale University Press, Yale University Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-06-18, Studio: Yale University Press, Verkaufsrang: 2546548.
The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis
ISBN: 0300173806 bzw. 9780300173802, in Englisch, Yale University Press, gebraucht.
19th century,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,england,ethnic and national,europe,historical,history, The Marquess of Queensberry is as famous for his role in the downfall of one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing. The trial and two-year imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, lover of Queensberry's son, Lord Alfred Douglas, remains one of literary history's great tragedies. However, Linda Stratmann's riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Throughout his life, Queensberry was emotionally damaged by a series of tragedies, and the events of the Wilde affair-told for the first time from the Marquess's perspective-were directly linked to Queensberry's personal crises. Through the retelling of pivotal events from Queensberry's life-the death of his brother on the Matterhorn and his fruitless search for the body; the suicides of his father, brother, and eldest son-the book reveals a well-meaning man often stricken with a grief he found hard to express, who deserves our compassion.
The Marquess of Queensberry
ISBN: 9780300173802 bzw. 0300173806, in Englisch, Yale University Press, gebundenes Buch, neu.
The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis (2013)
ISBN: 9780300173802 bzw. 0300173806, in Englisch, Yale University Press, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
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The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde's Nemesis
ISBN: 9780300173802 bzw. 0300173806, in Englisch, Yale University Press, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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