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De Profundis

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Based on 13 Ratings and 13 Reviews

Book Description
Written from Wilde's prison cell at Reading Gaol to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas, De Profundis explodes the conventions of the traditional love letter and offers a scathing indictment of Douglas's behavior, a mournful elegy for Wilde's own lost greatness, and an impassioned plea for reconciliation. At once a bracingly honest account of ruinous attachment and a profound meditation on hu... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingKindle Edition (73 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages160
ISBN-10B003T0G9G2
Publication Date06/22/2010
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About Oscar Wilde (Author) : Oscar Wilde is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Oscar Wilde include A Pantasma De Canterville (Infantil E Xuvenil), The Star Child, A House of Po... more
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About Richard Ellmann (Preface) : Richard Ellmann is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Richard Ellmann include The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry.
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