false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173752495m/323455.jpg 323455 44 Written from Wilde's prison cell at Reading Gaol to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas, <i>De Profundis</i> 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 human suffering, <i>De Profundis</i> is a classic of gay literature. Richard Ellmann calls <i>De Profundis</i> "a love letter...One of the greatest, and the longest, ever written."<br><br><br>This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains newly commissioned notes. 6534510 1976 De Profundis (Modern Library Classics) total:222|5:112|4:62|3:34|2:8|1:6| 222 932 319 34 4 1 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:57:08 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 20:35:03 -0800 2009 Wow. Well, first off, this was excellent Valentine's Day reading, and when I say that I'm only about 64% sarcastic. If De Profundis shows anything it shows that love is complicated and however much I wanted to shake Oscar Wilde and yell "You're right to be upset! He's horrible! He's...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 21 22:37:37 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 22:43:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 true false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 10:25:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 12:14:53 -0700 2009 2 Esta vez no. Un festival de reproches (Necesitamos recordar los sufrimientos pasados porque en ellos están la garantía y la evidencia de que aún mant...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 10:39:34 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 19:45:57 -0700 2009 1 sofrimento propaga pelo texto - não apenas por Wilde red...more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 04:49:24 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 06:08:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 07:54:54 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 09:36:35 -0800 2009 Oscar, I have really not ventured very far into or paid much attention to your work beyond the Fairy Tales (which I love). As perhaps you intended, I have never been able to fully engage with your wit. With that in mind, I am sure some of the heaviness of this letter was lost on me. An ind...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Dec 03 21:42:21 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 21:45:48 -0800 2008
Basically a long, long, LONG love letter to Bosie, and a well needed expulsion...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 16 22:41:19 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 22:42:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 18:24:23 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 03:48:37 -0700 2009
This piece of Oscar's work explores his thoughts and feelings whilst serving his two year prison sentence for his acts with Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas. Wilde focuses on the death of his mother, the loss of his children, his new appreciation for Jes...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 30 21:50:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 23:20:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 20:42:48 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 12:48:00 -0700 2009
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