Declaring His Genius
| Author | : Roy Morris, Jr. |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2013-01-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674067875 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674067878 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (878 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Declaring His Genius by : Roy Morris, Jr.
Download or read book Declaring His Genius written by Roy Morris, Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-07 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving at the port of New York in 1882, a 27-year-old Oscar Wilde quipped he had “nothing to declare but my genius.” But as this sparkling narrative reveals, Wilde was, rarely for him, underselling himself. A chronicle of his sensational eleven-month speaking tour of America, Declaring His Genius offers an indelible portrait of both Oscar Wilde and the Gilded Age. Neither Wilde nor America would ever be the same.