The Complete Poetry (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Aesthetic Verse of Beauty, Desire, Faith, Suffering, and Fin-de-Siècle DecadenceBy Oscar Wilde
Length6h 44m
About this audiobook
The Complete Poetry gathers Oscar Wilde's verse from early aesthetic meditations to dramatic lyrics, devotional fragments, and the great prison poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol. These poems reveal Wilde's command of musical diction, classical allusion, and sensuous imagery, while tracing the tensions between beauty, artifice, faith, desire, and suffering. Set within late Victorian aestheticism and fin-de-siècle decadence, the collection shows Wilde adapting romantic inheritance and French symbolism to a voice at once ornamental and morally searching. Oscar Wilde, born in Dublin in 1854, was educated at Trinity College and Oxford, where he absorbed Hellenic ideals and the doctrine of art for art's sake. His public brilliance as critic, dramatist, and wit often overshadows his poetry, yet verse was central to his literary formation. His later disgrace, imprisonment, and spiritual reckoning profoundly shaped the austerity and compassion of his final poetic work. This volume is recommended to readers who wish to encounter Wilde beyond the epigram and the drawing-room comedy. It offers an essential map of his imagination, illuminating the artistry, vulnerability, and intellectual daring that underlie his entire oeuvre.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.5 (15.5K)
Includes Goodreads
GenrePoetry
Length6 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 26, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26Ave Imperatrix
2Introduction
27To Milton
3Author Biography
28Louis Napoleon
4Historical Context
29Sonnet
5Synopsis (Selection)
30Quantum Mutata
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6Ye Shall Be Gods
31Libertatis Sacra Fames
7Ravenna
32Theoretikos
8The True Knowledge
33Flowers of Gold
9A Lament
34The Grave of Keats
10Wasted Days
35Theocritus
11Désespoir
36In the Gold Room
12Lotus Leaves
37Ballade De Marguerite
13Impressions
38The Dole of the King’s Daughter
14Under the Balcony
39Love Song
15A Fragment
40Tristitiae
16Le Jardin Des Tuileries
41Amor Intellectualis
17On the Sale by Auction of Keats’ Love Letters
42Santa Decca
18The New Remorse
43A Vision
19An Inscription
44Impression De Voyage
20The Harlot’s House
45The Grave of Shelley
21The Burden of Itys
46By the Arno
22Charmides
47From Spring Days to Winter
23Eleutheria
48Flower or Love
24Heart’s Yearnings
49The Fourth Movement
25The Little Ship
50Impression
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