A trip around the English society of the end of the century.

A trip around the English society of the end of the century.

The case Oscar Wilde and The danger of letting justice nose into our sheets (Paperback)

Customer Review

This little book, the perfect birthday gift for all who love history, prende the Oscar Wilde affair as a starting point for a trip around the English society of the late nineteenth century. So are the striking similarities between demonstrés the lives of Wilde and the Marquis de Queenberry, his opponent in the famous poces. Queensberry which in contrast to the members of the elite of the English society of his time, did not keep silent on the subject of homosexuality Wilde, was actually well Nonconformist Wilde himself. Queensberry, the man who changait the fun of boxing a lower classes in a respected sport and loved boxers as pets, just as Wilde had an ambivalent attitude towards the ideal of his class masculinity.
Other personages that play a role in the book are the Prime Minister Rosebery, who was probably a homosexual relationship with another member of the family of Queensberry, but also fasting Winston Churchill. The world jeuns prostitutes, prisons and the absurdity of class justice, an important aspect of the case are also treated Wilde-. Vallet ends his book by giving an original answer to the question of whether homosexual organizations demanding the rehabilitation of Oscar Wilde are right.

Value for money very good Rank: 5/5
May 1
Super! ! 737 Rank: 5/5
April 28
Quality good, bad light Rank: 3/5
February 23
to read 45 Rank: 5/5
April 11
Very useful. 150 Rank: 5/5
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