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Beautiful Untrue Things: Forging Oscar Wilde's Extraordinary Afterlife,Used
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Borrowing its title from Oscar Wildes essay 'The Decay of Lying,' this study engages questions of fraudulent authorship in the literary afterlife of Oscar Wilde. The unique cultural moment of Wildes earlytwentiethcentury afterlife, Gregory Mackie argues, afforded a space for marginal and transgressive forms of literary production that, ironically enough, Wilde himself would have endorsed. Beautiful Untrue Things recovers the careers of several forgers who successfully inhabited the persona of the Victorian eras most infamous homosexual and arguably its most successful dramatist.More broadly, this study tells a larger story about Oscar Wildes continued cultural impact at a moment when he had fallen out of favour with the literary establishment. It probes the activities of a series of eccentric and often outrageous figures who inhabited Oscar Wildes muchmythologized authorial persona in forging him, they effectively wrote as Wilde in order to argue that literary forgery can be reimagined as a form of performance. But to forge Wilde and generate 'beautiful untrue things' in his name is not only an exercise in roleplaying it is also crucially a form of imaginative worldmaking, resembling what we describe today as fan fiction.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Beautiful Untrue Things'? A: 'Beautiful Untrue Things' explores the theme of fraudulent authorship surrounding Oscar Wilde's literary afterlife, emphasizing the impact of forgers who adopted his persona.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book is authored by Gregory Mackie.
- Q: When was 'Beautiful Untrue Things' published? A: 'Beautiful Untrue Things' was published on July 11, 2019.
- Q: What is the genre of this book? A: The book falls under the category of Criticism & Theory.
- Q: How many pages does 'Beautiful Untrue Things' have? A: 'Beautiful Untrue Things' consists of 304 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: The book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: Is this book in new condition? A: Yes, 'Beautiful Untrue Things' is in new condition.
- Q: What themes are discussed in the book? A: The book discusses themes of literary forgery, performance, and the cultural impact of Oscar Wilde.
- Q: Is there any illustration in this edition? A: Yes, this edition of 'Beautiful Untrue Things' is illustrated.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers can expect to gain insights into the role of forgers in Oscar Wilde's literary legacy and the nature of literary forgery as a form of creativity.