De Profundis (Dover Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Wilde, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486293084 ISBN 13: 9780486293080

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 1997

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub the Date: December 2012 Pages: 96 in Publisher by: Dover Publications While contained or jailed the for homosexual offenses. Wilde wrote the this long.. Bitter letter-of recrimination to his lover. By Lord Alfred Douglas It offers fascinating insights into Wilde's life in. prison and the background and psychology of a notorious affair. but its eloquence. passion and literary excellence make it a universal statement about love. injustice and suffering.

About this title

Product Description:

While jailed for homosexual offenses, Wilde wrote this long, bitter letter of recrimination to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. It offers fascinating insights into Wilde's life in prison and the background and psychology of a notorious affair, but its eloquence, passion and literary excellence make it a universal statement about love, injustice and suffering.

About the Author:

Poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) remains best known for his comedies of the 1890s, includingThe Importance of Being Earnest, and for his tragic imprisonment and untimely death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0486293084
• ISBN 13: 9780486293080
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 96