de Profundis (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Oscar Wilde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9684760418 ISBN 13: 9789684760417

Publisher: Fontamara, 2013

Synopsis

De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a 50,000 word letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas, his lover. Wilde wrote the letter between January and March 1897; he was not allowed to send it, but took it with him upon release. In it he repudiates Lord Alfred for what Wilde finally sees as his arrogance and vanity; he had not forgotten Douglas's remark, when he was ill, "When you are not on your pedestal you are not interesting." He also felt redemption and fulfillment in his ordeal, realizing that his hardship had filled the soul with the fruit of experience, however bitter it tasted at the time.

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About the Author

Oscar Wilde is one of the most well-known and respected authors of all time.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fontamara
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN 10: 9684760418
• ISBN 13: 9789684760417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188