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000436728 1001_ $$aRobins, Ashley H.
000436728 24510 $$aOscar Wilde, the great drama of his life :$$bhow his tragedy reflected his personality /$$cAshley H. Robins.
000436728 260__ $$aBrighton [England] ;$$aPortland, Or. :$$bSussex Academic Press,$$c2011.
000436728 300__ $$axi, 264 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm.
000436728 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000436728 5050_ $$a"Pursued by a pugilist of unsound mind" -- In durance vile : Pentonville -- Haldane and Morrison vs. the Home Secretary -- The battle of Reading gaol -- "Passing from one prison into another" -- The vexatious domestic saga -- The great syphilis debate -- The precipitous road to homosexual law reform -- Gay superstar but not martyr -- Oscar as others saw him -- Relationships with family and friends -- Histrionic personality disorder -- The last words.
000436728 520__ $$aIn the 1890s Oscar Wilde enjoyed one of the most high-profile reputations in Britain; yet, virtually overnight, he was plunged into disgrace and ruin. What were the reasons for this extraordinary reversal of fortune?   Ashley Robins explores Wilde's motivation in prosecuting the Marquess of Queensberry, and elaborates on the precarious legal situation that effectively quashed any prospect of a withdrawal from the lawsuit without dire consequences. He examines the medical and psychiatric aspects of Wilde's two-year imprisonment and reveals---for the first time and based on the original Home Office records---the machinations among prison officials and doctors to cover up Wilde's state of health. Wilde's medical history is presented with an expert evaluation of his terminal illness, including a resolution of the syphilis controversy.   Robins details Wilde's tangled matrimonial affairs during his imprisonment and goes on to disclose the manoeuvres adopted by friends to secure his early release, citing hitherto unpublished letters to show that bribery of prison personnel was seriously contemplated. The issue of homosexuality is discussed not only in relation to Oscar Wilde but from the broader historical, legal and biological perspectives.   The author portrays Wilde's character and behaviour through the images he projected onto society, by the strong but mixed public reaction to him, and by the quality of his interpersonal relationships with his wife, family and close friends. Finally, Wilde's personality is assessed using internationally accepted diagnostic criteria; and, in an unusual and innovative experiment, a group of Wildean scholars completed a psychological questionnaire as if they were doing so for Oscar Wilde himself. Drawing on these findings and on his own extensive psychiatric experience, Ashley Robins concludes that Wilde had a disorder of personality that culminated in the final and tragic phase of his life.
000436728 60010 $$aWilde, Oscar,$$d1854-1900.
000436728 60010 $$aWilde, Oscar,$$d1854-1900$$xHealth.
000436728 60010 $$aWilde, Oscar,$$d1854-1900$$xImprisonment.
000436728 60010 $$aWilde, Oscar,$$d1854-1900$$xRelations with men.
000436728 60010 $$aWilde, Oscar,$$d1854-1900$$vTrials, litigation, etc.
000436728 60010 $$aQueensberry, John Sholto Douglas,$$cMarquis of,$$d1844-1900$$xTrials, litigation, etc.
000436728 650_0 $$aAuthors, Irish$$y19th century$$vBiography.
000436728 650_0 $$aGay men$$zGreat Britain$$vBiography.
000436728 651_0 $$aGreat Britain$$xSocial life and customs$$y19th century.
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