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De Profundis by Oscar Wilde, a letter addressed to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, and written during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol. Wilde had been sentenced to two years’ hard labour for homosexual activity, and the letter is a poignant account of his spiritual journey while in prison and an evaluation of his turbulent relationship with Bosie. Oscar Wilde was one of the most fascinating authors of the 19th century, known as much for his witticisms as for his writing. His most notable works include the novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray and the comic plays
An Ideal Husband and
The Importance of Being Earnest.
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OSCAR WILDE
IRISH PLAYWRIGHT, POET AND NOVELIST
Born in Dublin in 1854.Died in Paris in 1900.Notable works:The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), novelThe Ballad of Reading Gaol, (1898), poemThe Importance of Being Earnest (1898), playOscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland to parents Sir William Wilde and Jane Wilde, who were both accomplished intellectuals: Wilde’s father was a surgeon and his mother was a writer who published her work under the pseudonym Speranza.
Wilde received a first-rate education which included time spent at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. It was during these years as a student that Wilde began to receive recognition for his literary talents and gain a following of admirers of his work. He spent some time lecturing in America in the early 1880s before returning to England and marrying Constance Lloyd in 1884. He had two children with Constance: Cyril, born in 1885, and Vyvyan, born in 1886.
Wilde is almost as famous for the scandal surrounding his sexuality and imprisonment as he is for his exceptional body of literary work. In 1895, Wilde initiated proceedings against the Marquess of Queensbury, the father of his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, for criminal libel. This case eventually led to the emergence of evidence that was then used against Wilde and ended in his imprisonment for homosexual activity. Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labour, most of which was served in Reading Gaol. In 1897 he was released from prison and fled straight to Paris. Wilde died suddenly in 1900 after contracting meningitis.
DE PROFUNDIS
A LETTER WRITTEN TO LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS
Genre: letter, non-fictionReference edition: Wilde, O. (1983) De Profundis. In: Treasury of World Masterpieces: Oscar Wilde. London: Octopus Books Ltd.1stedition: 1905Themes:
