The Ballad Of Reading Gaol And Other Poems

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : History
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020394466

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

He did not wear his scarlet coat, For blood and wine are red, And blood and wine were on his hands When they found him with the dead, The poor dead woman whom he loved, And murdered in her bed. He walked amongst the Trial Men In a suit of shabby grey; A cricket cap was on his head, And his step seemed light and gay; But I never saw a man who looked So wistfully at the day. I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky, And at every drifting cloud that went With sails of silver by.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9788726598711

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

"Like two doomed ships that pass in storm We had crossed each other's way: But we made no sign, we said no word, We had no word to say." Oscar Wilde was a married man with children, who had homosexual affairs. Since his sexual preference was considered taboo, not to mention illegal, in the Victorian era, he was famously sentenced to two years in prison for gross indecency. The Ballad of Reading Gaol tells the story of an execution he witnessed while there of a man who killed his wife. It is powerful and haunting, and Wilde’s pain seeps through with every word. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ to name a couple. He was believed to be gay and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781633551824

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Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780486270722

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Twenty-four important works, focusing on Wilde's poetic legacy, offer important clues to themes and subjects that preoccupied this gifted writer in other works. Includes The Ballad of Reading Gaol, a powerful indictment of the degradation and inhumanity of prison life; "The Sphinx," "The Grave of Keats," "The Harlot's House," and 20 others.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011842341

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

"The Ballad of Reading Gaol" is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile either in Berneval-le-Grand or in Dieppe, France, after his release from Reading Gaol (pronounced "redding jail") on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of homosexual offences in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison.During his imprisonment, on Tuesday, 7 July 1896, a hanging took place. Charles Thomas Wooldridge had been a trooper in the Royal Horse Guards. He was convicted of cutting the throat of his wife, Laura Ellen, earlier that year at Clewer, near Windsor. He was aged 30 when executed.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727716477

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Ballad of Reading Gaol: Large Print Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile in Berneval-le-Grand, after his release from Reading Gaol on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of homosexual offences in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1132620677

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Anonim Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde,Frans Masereel
Publisher : Riverrun Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0904526267

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde,Frans Masereel Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020613815

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The Ballad Of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Written during his imprisonment for homosexuality, Wilde's most famous poem is a powerful indictment of the cruelty and hypocrisy of the Victorian justice system. With its vivid imagery and haunting refrain, 'Each man kills the thing he loves, ' this is a masterpiece of English literature that continues to resonate today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Oscar 1854-1900 Wilde,Joseph Ishill
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371218129

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BALLAD OF READING GAOL by Oscar 1854-1900 Wilde,Joseph Ishill Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Oscar 1854-1900 Wilde,Joseph Ishill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371218153

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BALLAD OF READING GAOL by Oscar 1854-1900 Wilde,Joseph Ishill Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde,Hans Alexander Mueller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:973855874

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde,Hans Alexander Mueller Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1898-06-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1534890572

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Poems, with the Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

This collection of Wilde's Poems contains the volume of 1881 in its entirety, 'The Sphinx', 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol, ' and 'Ravenna.' Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of 1908, a few, including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish, are omitted. Two new poems, 'Desespoir' and 'Pan, ' which I have recently discovered in manuscript, are now printed for the first time. Particulars as to the original publication of each poem will be found in 'A Bibliography of the Poems of Oscar Wilde, ' by Stuart Mason, London 1907."

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1976246253

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Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Pdf

In 1895, Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor as punishment for having engaged in homosexual acts. While serving out his sentence at Reading Gaol in Berkshire, Wilde witnessed the execution by hanging of a young soldier who had murdered his wife by slashing her throat. Profoundly shaken by the execution and the crime that preceded it, Wilde composed this elegiac poem centered on the haunting refrain, "Yet each man kills the thing he loves."

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1481142763

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Another Leaf Press) by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Oscar Wilde's classic poem written in exile. "Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!"