Name: The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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Author: Wilde, Oscar
ISBN: 9781646793198

Type

Physical Book

Author

Oscar Wilde

Publisher

Cosimo Classics

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.7 x 0.4 cm

Weight

0.08 kg.

ISBN13

9781646793198

Synopsis "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"

"Like two doomed ships that pass in stormWe had crossed each other's way: But we made no sign, we said no word, We had no word to say"-Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898) The poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898) by Oscar Wilde, was inspired by the two years he spent in the jail of Reading Gaol, England. There he experienced the hanging of Royal Horse Guards trooper Charles Thomas Wooldridge, convicted for the murder of his wife. This poem, dedicated to Wooldridge, describes not only his execution, but is also an indictment of the Victorian penal system and a plea for reform of prison conditions.This poem, Wilde's last publication, was very successful and assured he had a steady income until his death at a young age in 1900.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde es considerado uno de los dramaturgos más destacados del Londres victoriano tardío. Además, fue una celebridad de la época debido a su gran y aguzado ingenio. Hoy en día, es recordado por sus epigramas, sus cuentos, sus obras de teatro, su única novela, El retrato de Dorian Gray, y la tragedia de su encarcelamiento, seguida de su muerte prematura.

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