Originally published as: Oscar's books. London : Chatto & Windus, 2008. "A John Macrae book/Holt paperback." Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-357) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction: 'One of the greatest of the many worlds' -- Part I: BUILT OUT OF BOOKS -- 'Hear the song of Oscar!' -- 'The Irish imagination' -- 'Words that are winged with light' -- 'Soul-forward, headlong' -- 'A good book and a good fire' -- 'More than real life' -- 'At home with Lucien' -- 'Minute and critical' -- 'How to love Greek things' -- 'How to grow' -- 'The true liber amoris' -- 'The despotism of fact' -- 'Such a strange influence' -- Part II: THE LIBRARY -- 'Spirit of Beauty! tarry still awhile' -- 'Holy of Holies' -- 'The falser is the truer' -- 'More than usually revolting sentimentality' -- 'The vulgar beast' -- 'The look of a book' -- 'Sensuous and intellectual' -- 'Smoke and talk' -- 'Mirror of perfect friendship' -- 'Touched by other lips' -- 'Unseen ideal' -- 'Mysterious by this love' -- 'The heavy odours of the hothouse' -- ''Arry!' -- 'Ribald titles' -- 'Queensberry rules' -- Part III: A LIBRARY OF LAMENTATIONS -- 'May I say nothing?' -- 'Humanity's machine' -- 'Silence' -- 'Books in his hand' -- 'The greatest consolation' -- 'Words of grace' -- 'Dazed with the wonder' -- 'Infamous Saint Oscar' -- 'There they lie' -- 'Interested in others' -- 'Rest peaceably' -- Afterword: 'Tutti gli angeli' -- APPENDICES -- Appendix I: Wilde's Letter to the Pall Mall Gazette on the Subject of 'The Best Hundred Books' -- Appendix II: Lists of Books Requested by Wilde, 1895-97.
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