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De Profundis: The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings

by Oscar Wilde, Anne Varty
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De Profundis: The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings
De Profundis: The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings

Poignant reflections on love, prison, and society.

If you're drawn to the complexities of human emotion and the social commentary of an artistic mind, Wilde's 'De Profundis' will resonate deeply with you. It offers a rare look at Wilde's personal anguish during a dark time, while 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' exposes the brutality of the penal system with poetic grace. This collection promises both a stirring look at personal suffering and a critique of social injustice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

De Profundis: The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings

by Oscar Wilde, Anne Varty
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ISBN: 9781840224016
Authors: Oscar Wilde, Anne Varty
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (GB)
Date of Publication: 2002-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Philosophy
Related Topics: Essays, Biography, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.2
(rated by 747 readers)

Description

De Profundis is Wilde's eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde's literary executor. The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a deeply moving and characteristically generous poem on the horrors of prison life, which was published anonymously in 1898. This collection also includes the essay The Soul of Man under Socialism and two of his Platonic dialogues, The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist.
 

Poignant reflections on love, prison, and society.

If you're drawn to the complexities of human emotion and the social commentary of an artistic mind, Wilde's 'De Profundis' will resonate deeply with you. It offers a rare look at Wilde's personal anguish during a dark time, while 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' exposes the brutality of the penal system with poetic grace. This collection promises both a stirring look at personal suffering and a critique of social injustice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.