Oscar Wilde : in memoriam (reminiscences) de profundis / by André Gide ; with a new introduction by Jeanine Parisier Plottel ; translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gide, André, 1869-1951, author.

Contributor:

Frechtman, Bernard, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.

Wilde, Oscar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Philosophical Library, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Personal recollections from André Gide on a man who profoundly influenced his work-Oscar Wilde André Gide, a towering figure in French letters, draws upon his friendship with Oscar Wilde to sketch a compelling portrait of the tragic, doomed author, both celebrated and shunned in his time. Rather than compile a complete biography, Gide invites us to discover Wilde as he did-from their first meeting in 1891 to their final parting just two years before Wilde's death-all told through Gide's sensitive, incomparable prose. Using his notes, recollections, and conversations, Gide illuminates Wilde as a man whose true art was not writing, but living. This ebook features a new introduction by Jeanine Parisier Plottel, selected quotes, and an image gallery.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ANDRÉ GIDE QUOTES; IMAGE GALLERY; OSCAR WILDE QUOTES; TRANSLATOR'S NOTE; FOREWORD; IN MEMORIAM; PART I-EARLY PERIOD; PART II-TRAGIC MEMORIES; PART III-"SEBASTIAN MELMOTH"; PART IV-THE KING OF LIFE; PART V-PARIS; APPENDIX; INDEX; Copyright Page

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 20, 2020).

ISBN:

9781453240410

1453240411

OCLC:

878114436