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Very good. "An entirely new kind of biography, Built of Books explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in books This intimate account of Oscar Wilde? s life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life. A reader first, his readerly encounters, out of all of life? s pursuits, are seen to be as significant as his most important relationships with friends, family, or lovers. Wilde? s library, which Thomas Wright spent twenty years reading, provides the intellectual (and emotional) climate at the core of this deeply engaging portrait. One of the book? s happiest surprises is the story of the author? s adventure reading Wilde? s library. Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges? s fictional hero who enters Cervantes? s mind by saturating himself in the culture of sixteenth-century Spain, Wright employs Wilde as his own Virgilian guide to world literature. We come to understand how reading can be an extremely sensual experience, producing a physical as well as a spiritual delight This intimate account of Oscar Wilde's life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life. A reader first, his readerly encounters, out of all of life's pursuits, are seen to be as significant as his most important relationships with friends, family, or lovers. Wilde's library, which Thomas Wright spent twenty years reading, provides the intellectual (and emotional) climate at the core of this deeply engaging portrait. One of the book's happiest surprises is the story of the author's adventure reading Wilde's library. Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges's fictional hero who enters Cervantes's mind by saturating himself in the culture of sixteenth-century Spain, Wright employs Wilde as his own Virgilian guide to world literature. We come to understand how reading can be an extremely sensual experience, producing a physical as well as a spiritual delight. Entertaining and highly original, Oscar's Books is animated by a real intellectual passion. It should be read by anyone interested in Wilde or in the art of literary biography. ” ""No other scholar of Wilde has succeeded so well in moving into Oscar's head. ” A fresh and delightful examination of the character of Oscar Wilde by looking at him through the prism of the books he read. Oscar Wilde is best known for his literary works, especially the Importance of Being Earnest, and, for his trouble with the law for his homosexual activities. In this book, we get to see how Wilde's life was shaped by books. The shaping started at home where his mother was a poet of high regard and his father was an accomplished surgeon and archeologist. This domestic makeup proved to be fruitful for Wilde as both parents exposed him to the classics, important contemporary works and, critically, Irish folk literature, which would come to heavily influence Wilde's work. Wilde was precocious and was not afraid to flaunt it. He took first place in exams in college and loved to engage in circles where literary themes and the arts were a focus. He was what was known as an aesthete or someone who valued the meaning that art gives to life more than the detailed descriptions of reality, which were found to deprive life of its transcendent meanings. Wilde was also very much into playing the roles for which he wanted to be perceived. The author refers to him as a ""dandy"", apparently someone who dresses, speaks and engages the world from an artistic perspective. Built of Books takes us through the various works and authors who influenced not only Wilde's literary output but also the way he actually lived his life. Author Wright contends that...
Add this copy of Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar to cart. $16.15, good condition, Sold by BayStateBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Smithfield, RI, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Henry Holt and Co.
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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting and there might be a From the library of label. Boxed set packaging shrink wrap or included media like CDs may be missing.
Add this copy of Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar to cart. $17.00, very good condition, Sold by Turn-The-Page Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skyway, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Henry Holt and Co.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Henry Holt and Co., 2009. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. 370pp. Very nice unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Near Fine jacket. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An entirely new kind of biography, "Built of Books" explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in booksThis intimate account of Oscar Wilde's life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life. A reader first, his readerly encounters, out of all of life's pursuits, are seen to be as significant as his most important relationships with friends, family, or lovers. Wilde's library, which Thomas Wright spent twenty years reading, provides the intellectual (and emotional) climate at the core of this deeply engaging portrait. One of the book's happiest surprises is the story of the author's adventure reading Wilde's library. Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges's fictional hero who enters Cervantes's mind by saturating himself in the culture of sixteenth-century Spain, Wright employs Wilde as his own Virgilian guide to world literature. We come to understand how reading can be an extremely sensual experience, producing a physical as well as a spiritual delight.
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Add this copy of Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar to cart. $23.99, good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2009 by Henry Holt & Company.
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