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De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol & Others
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol & Others
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oscar Wilde
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Introduction and notes by Anne Varty
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Series edited by Dr. Keith Carabine
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| Series | Wordsworth Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets
Literary essays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781840224016
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| Classifications | Dewey:828.809 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Imprint |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Publication Date |
7 May 1999 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
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