De Profundis - Softcover

Wilde, Oscar; Hart-Davis, Rupert; Auden, W. H.

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ISBN 10: 0879518707 ISBN 13: 9780879518707

Publisher: Overlook Pr, 1999

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Oscar Wilde wrote "I don't defend my conduct, I explain it, " when he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol in 1895 for his violation of England's stringent laws against homosexuality. Wilde's nototious liaison with the Marquess of Queensberry's son, Lord Alfred Douglas ("Bosie"), had so inflamed the Marquess that he made public attacks on Wilde's character and morals. In return, Wilde sued for slader, an action which, to Wilde's bitter astonishment, led to a series of scandalous trials and convictions. From his cell in prison, Oscar Wilde wrote "De Profundis," the detailed and unsparing revelation of his love and tragedy.

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RIVETING TO LISTEN TO... Redgrave gets clear away from the ordinary conventions of reading aloud: we appear to be in Wilde's head as he composes his letter to Douglas. For this monologue int�rieur, sometimes quizzical, sometimes forthright, sometimes self-aborbed, Redgrave adopts an Irish accent of considerable mellifluousness. Holland's introduction is straightforward and level-headed. Together the two have produced a moving and memorable recording... a notable addition to any Wilde collection. --Oscholar

About the Author:

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is an Irish-born poet, dramatist, and novelist, celebrated for his wit and irreverence in the face of Victorian Britain. His works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.

W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English poet.

Rupert Hart-Davis (1907-1999) is a renowned Wilde scholar and is the editor of the definitive text The Letters of Oscar Wilde.

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