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While imprisoned in Reading Gaol from 1895 to 1897 for homosexual practices, Oscar Wilde wrote "De Profundis", an impassioned letter to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. In the first section of the letter, Wilde records his relationship with Douglas in merciless detail; he rails against his lover’s selfishness and extravagance, accuses him of being the agent of Wilde’s destruction, and turns a cold eye on his own behaviour. The letter’s tone changes from bitterness to resignation as Wilde acknowledges his own responsibility for his fate and extends a hopeful offer for a renewed, calmer friendship.
First published in 1905 by an arrangement between Oscar Wilde and Robert Ross, who visited Wilde at Reading and later became his literary executor, "De Profundis" is a curious document: part apologia, part aesthetic discourse, part religious testimonial, part retort to religion, a letter that addresses a private recipient and was written for public view, but that despite these layers of performance has a strange inward quality; in reality this is a letter from Wilde to himself.
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics, Self-Help
Length1 hr 48 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 8, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Note to this Edition
2De Profundis
La importancia de llamarse ErnestoOscar Wilde2h 43m$1.20 · $0.00
El crimen de Lord Arthur SavilleOscar Wilde1h 30m$1.20 · $0.00
IntencionesOscar Wilde6h 23m$12 · $0.00
Le portrait de Dorian GrayOscar Wilde7h 26m$2.30 · $0.00
SalomeOscar Wilde1h 17m$2.30 · $0.00
La maison de la courtisane: Nouveaux PoèmesOscar Wilde2h 15m$2.30 · $0.00
Il pescatore e la sua animaOscar Wilde2h 51m$3.50 · $0.00
An Ideal HusbandOscar Wilde3h 41m$4.70 · $0.00
Happy Prince and Other TalesOscar Wilde1h 40m$4.60 · $0.00
Il Principe felice ed altri racconti (Tradotto)Oscar Wilde1h 40m$4.60 · $0.00
Le Prince heureux et utres contes (Traduit)Oscar Wilde1h 44m$4.60 · $0.00
El príncipe feliz y otros cuentos (Traducido)Oscar Wilde1h 37m$4.60 · $0.00
O Príncipe Feliz e Outros Contos (Traduzido)Oscar Wilde1h 41m$4.60 · $0.00
Der glückliche Prinz und andere märchen (Übersetzt)Oscar Wilde1h 48m$4.60 · $0.00
Il importe d'être constant (Traduit)Oscar Wilde2h 40m$4.60 · $0.00
A importância de ser Prudente (Traduzido)Oscar Wilde2h 32m$4.60 · $0.00
L'importanza di chiamarsi Ernesto (Tradotto)Oscar Wilde2h 31m$4.60 · $0.00
Hauptsache Ernst (Übersetzt)Oscar Wilde2h 45m$4.60 · $0.00
La importancia de llamarse Ernesto (Traducido)Oscar Wilde2h 31m$4.60 · $0.00
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