During a conversation about literary forgeries, Erskine tells his young guest that he has received - as a legacy from a friend, the Cambridge scholar Cyril Graham -what is purported to be an Elizabethan portrait. The painting depicts a beautiful young man in late-sixteenth-century costume, whom Graham believed to be Willie Hughes, a boy actor serving in Shakespeare''s company. This revelation prompts Erskine''s guest to delve deeper into the mystery surrounding the real identity of the dedicatee and the inspiration of Shakespeare''s Sonnets, with unforeseen consequences. Far from being a dry exposition of a literary theory, The Portrait of Mr W.H. - which the author himself described as one of his "early masterpieces" - is an engaging and entertaining narrative exploring the intricate facets of trust and betrayal, historical truth and fiction, written with Wilde''s trademark dialogical sharpness and stylistic perfection.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Alma Books
ISBN: 9781847497512
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 144
Tiempo de lectura:
2h 54m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda bolsillo
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/07/2018
Año de edición: 2018
Plaza de edición: Reino Unido
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), escritor, poeta y dramaturgo irlandés, célebre en su tiempo por su ingenio y figura prominente del movimiento esteticista, que valoraba el arte por el arte. Su vida personal estuvo marcada por un juicio por homosexualidad, lo que resultó en su encarcelamiento. Entre sus obras destacan "El retrato de Dorian Gray", "La importancia de llamarse Ernesto", "Salomé" o "De Profundis".