De Profundis (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) - Softcover

Wilde, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1427046085 ISBN 13: 9781427046086

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2008

Synopsis

Published posthumously in 1905 by Oscar Wilde's friend Robert Ross, De Profundis (1905) is a long letter written while the author was in prison on trial on charges of having illicit relations with his friend Alfred Douglas. Addressed to Douglas, the letter describes the events that led to Wilde's arrest and punishment and recounts the steps of his downfall. The letter also tells of the resentments and sufferings of his life in prison and provides profound insight into his emotional state.

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Review:

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 intérieur, 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:

Known for his barbed wit, Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful late-Victorian playwrights and a great celebrity. The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray are among his best known works. He is perhaps most famous for his trial, in which he eloquently defended homosexual love and was sentenced to two years of hard labor.

About this edition

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1427046085
• ISBN 13: 9781427046086
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92