Description
| Product ID: | 9781840224016 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Wordsworth Classics |
| Title: | De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol & Others |
| Authors: | Author: Oscar Wilde, Dr Keith Carabine |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary essays, Literary essays |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Contains De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Soul of Man under Socialism, The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist. With an Introduction and Notes by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1999-07-05 |