Caspar Wintermans (born 24 May 1966,

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) is a Dutch author and scholar. He studied art history and archaeology at

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Alfred Douglas

Much of his work has centered on

Lord Alfred Douglas Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 – 20 March 1945), also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. At Oxford he edited an undergraduate journal, ''The Spirit Lamp'', that carried a homoer ...

, poet and intimate friend of

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

. His published works include ''Halcyon Days: Contributions to The Spirit Lamp'', ''Dear Sir: Letters of Mr. and Mrs. Couperus to Oscar Wilde'', ''I Desire The Moon: The Diary of Lady Alfred Douglas (Olive Custance)'', and ''Oscar Wilde: A Plea and a Reminiscence''. He is currently working on an edition of the collected correspondence of Alfred Douglas. His latest book about Douglas is ''Alfred Douglas: A Poet's Life and his Finest Work'', a biography of 'Bosie' which sets out to defend

's lover 'Bosie' from over a century of allegedly false accusations and misinformation. Wintermans presents the case that Douglas was, contrary to popular belief, a supportive and kind lover who worshipped the playwright - and whose subsequent life was destroyed. The biographical portion of the book is also accompanied by an anthology of Douglas' poetry. The biography is an expanded English translation of Wintermans' earlier publication, ''Alfred Douglas. De boezemvriend van Oscar Wilde'', which has also been translated into German and published as ''Lord Alfred Douglas, ein Leben im Schatten von Oscar Wilde''.

Other works

In addition to his work on Alfred Douglas, Wintermans is a scholar of Gothic literature. His most recent publication in this area is an unabridged version of Augustus Jacob Crandolph's ''The Mysterious Hand; Or Subterranean Horrours!'', which features an introduction and accompanying notes by Wintermans. This was published by

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Bibliography

Publications by Wintermans

* ''Lord Alfred Douglas''. Amsterdam, 1995 (Special edition of Dutch literary periodical ''Maatstaf'') * ''Alfred Douglas. De boezemvriend van Oscar Wilde''. Amsterdam, 1999 ** ''Lord Alfred Douglas, ein Leben im Schatten von Oscar Wilde''. München, 2001 ** ''Alfred Douglas. A poet's life and his finest work''. London, 2007

Collaborative and related publications

* Anon, ''Four anonymous tales: culled from a couple of old-fashioned and scarcely unobtainable English works of light fiction''. 1995 * Alfred Douglas, ''Halcyon Days. Contributions to 'The Spirit Lamp' ''. Francestown, 1995 dition of 100 copies* Antoine Bodar, ''Weten waar de muze woont''. Amsterdam, 1998 * S. Smits-Dikkers, ''Jong in oude tijd''. Den Haag, 1999 * Alfred Douglas, ''Oscar Wilde. A plea and a reminiscense''. Woubrugge, 2002 dition of 250 copies* ''Dear sir. Brieven van het echtpaar Couperus aan Oscar Wilde''. Woubrugge, 2003 dition of 250 copies* Olive Custance, ''I desire the moon. The diary of Lady Alfred Douglas (Olive Custance) 1905-1910''. Woubrugge, 2004 dition of 195 copies* Augustus Jacob Crandolph, ''The mysterious hand; or, Subterranean horrours! A romance''. Kansas City, 2008 * Een jongen van brutale zwier: Erich Wolfgang Korngold in Nederland 1910-1958, Kallipygos Pers, 2016 imited to 500 copies * Un scandal Belle Époque: l'Affaire d'Adelswärd à travers la presse parisienne, Éditions Callipyge, 2021 imited to 500 copies

External links

Webpage for Caspar Wintermans

Unofficial Website of Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

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