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The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde´s Nemesis
Linda Stratmann
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Paperback. The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules of modern-day boxing. This biography of the marquess, also known as John Sholto Douglas, paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
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Linda Stratmann's riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters.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 ... Read more
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Linda Stratmann's riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters.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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300205206
SKU
V9780300205206
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About Linda Stratmann
Linda Stratmann is the author of eleven books. She lives in London.
Reviews for The Marquess of Queensberry: Wilde´s Nemesis
'A fascinating, challenging defense of the man who caused Oscar Wilde’s downfall.'—Sunday Times
Sunday Times
"Deft and diligently researched."—D J Taylor, Wall Street Journal (Europe)
DJ Taylor
Wall Street Journal (Europe)
“More than just a biography, this is a brilliant portrait of an age in which homosexuality was beyond the pale, yet public fisticuffs and ... Read more
Sunday Times
"Deft and diligently researched."—D J Taylor, Wall Street Journal (Europe)
DJ Taylor
Wall Street Journal (Europe)
“More than just a biography, this is a brilliant portrait of an age in which homosexuality was beyond the pale, yet public fisticuffs and ... Read more