De profundis
1897 • 170 pages

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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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June 19, 2016

“După ce mi-ai acaparat viaţa, nu ai ştiut ce să faci cu ea. N-ai fi avut de unde să ştii. Era un lucru prea minunat ca să-l poţi ţine. Ar fi trebuit s-o laşi să-ţi alunece din mâini şi să te întorci la tovarăşii tăi de joacă. Dar din nefericire ai fost încăpăţânat şi ai stricat-o.”

August 31, 2020

“Con libertad, libros, flores y la luna, ¿quién no puede ser feliz?”

Una vez más Oscar Wilde me atrapó completamente. Sin dudas, de mis clásicos favoritos

February 4, 2023

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