This book presents original archival findings concerning Wildes membership of a Liberal Party club and his views on Irish Home Rule. The findings have significant implications for our understanding of his attitude to Irish nationalism and British politics, and help us interpret political allusions in his writings. Wright and Kinsella tell the intriguing story of Wildes eightyear membership of the Eighty Club, which spanned the years 18871895. Their vivid account of the political events Wilde attended and the speeches he made reveals his extensive connections among the English (and Irish) Westminster elite. These contacts were not enough to save Wilde from imprisonment, however in fact, his 1895 conviction was facilitated by several highranking Eighty Club members who knew him well, and who may have wanted to protect the reputation of their club and party by prosecuting him. True friends, as Wilde probably didnt say, always stab you in the front. Wilde famously lived more lives than one, and had myriad personalities. This book reveals a littleknown Wilde the political activist. It suggests that his legendary negative capability (i.e. his artistic capacity for appreciating all sides of a question, and dislike of taking them) was not extended into politics. His convictions were strong, and they were strongly (even earnestly) held. In our own era of political polarisation, we are perhaps wellplaced to understand this unfamiliar aspect of Wildes life and character. This...

Binding: Hardcover;112 pages; Publisher: Danaher Books; Classification: N/A; Weight: 372.65 g; Dimensions: N/A

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