Oscar Wilde

De Profundis (Annotated) Oscar Wilde

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-He finished reading the moved works of Oscar Wilde's last works, written after a fundamental experience in his life, which was the penalty of two years in prison in Reading prison. As a prologue to this recommendation, I will begin by saying that, once again, I have discovered the relevance of the fine print of History. Contrary to what many people probably think (I thought so), Oscar Wilde was not brought to court for something that suddenly someone discovered. In Victorian society everything was known. It was Lord Alfred Douglas (Wilde's lover), who convinced him to complain against his father (Douglas, the Marquis of Queensberry), for defamation. The story would not have had that outcome if Wilde had heeded the friendships that with common sense urged him not to go to trial. Wilde listened to Douglas and the events were unleashed: the Marquis de Queensberry defended and attacked, and Wilde was tried and sentenced to two years in prison for what in the Victorian era was called gross indecency. De profundis, a long letter addressed by Wilde to Douglas, does not go into much detail about the historical succession of events, but it is clear that Wilde regretted paying attention to the young aristocrat.