Caspar Wintermans' controversial biography of Lord Alfred Douglas aims to defend Oscar Wilde's beloved Bosie from over a century of false accusations and misinformation. By engaging with the source of these attacks, Wilde's De Profundis, Wintermans demonstrates that this work was written in despair while Wilde was incarcerated, being passionate, cruel, and deeply untruthful. Wintermans proves that, far from being a rakish homme fatale, Alfred Douglas was a supportive and kind lover who worshipped the playwright and whose life was destroyed by both those who loved and hated Wilde. Accompanied by an annotated anthology of Douglas' poetry, this biography is a revealing and moving representation of a tragically misunderstood poet.
Caspar Wintermans Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Caspar Wintermans je autor, ktorého dielo sa hlboko ponára do života a tvorby Lorda Alfreda Douglasa, básnika a blízkeho priateľa Oscara Wilda. Prostredníctvom dôkladného výskumu Wintermans odhaľuje nuansy Douglasovho života, spochybňuje stáročia krivých obvinení a prezentuje ho ako oddaného a milujúceho partnera. Jeho písanie sa vyznačuje snahou rehabilitovať kontroverzné literárne postavy a skúma zložité vzťahy v umeleckom svete. Autorove práce tak ponúkajú nový pohľad na tvorivý a osobný život svojich protagonistov.
