Project Gutenberg 2014-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 91 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Krohn, Helmi 1871 1967 Setälä, Helmi Setala, Helmi Helmi Setälä De profundis Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Profundis_(letter) Produced by Juha Kiuru and Tapio Riikonen "De Profundis" by Oscar Wilde is a poignant epistolary reflection written in the late 19th century. The work emerges from Wilde's time in prison, expressing his profound thoughts on suffering, personal guilt, and existential contemplation. Here, Wilde wrestles with his past life of excess and the lessons learned during his imprisonment, ultimately seeking redemption and a deeper understanding of life and art. At the start of "De Profundis," Wilde establishes a deeply introspective tone as he reflects on the stark contrast between his previous fame and the solitude of his prison cell. He recalls the pain of losing his mother and the overwhelming sense of grief intertwined with his feelings of shame and loss of societal status. Wilde's writing reveals an evolution of thought, where he acknowledges his past mistakes and recognizes the necessity of suffering as a path to enlightenment. He introduces the concept of humility and the transformative power of love and sorrow, suggesting that true understanding and artistic expression arise from experiencing profound pain rather than indulgent pleasure. This opening portion serves to lay the groundwork for a meditation on the complexities of the human experience, the search for meaning in suffering, and the redemptive potential of art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 36.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Suffering Grief Imprisonment PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 157816 2025-07-19T03:39:21.132247 text/html 157637 2025-01-19T03:39:57.201795 text/html 127135 2025-07-19T03:39:25.151192 application/epub+zip 128000 2025-07-19T03:39:22.667205 application/epub+zip 128000 2025-07-19T03:39:21.666215 application/epub+zip 210318 2025-07-19T03:39:27.075199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200251 2025-07-19T03:39:24.589195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167771 2022-09-21T09:42:58.042782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145981 2025-07-19T03:39:20.882253 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126313 2024-10-24T10:37:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18638 2025-07-19T03:39:27.205174 application/rdf+xml 10110 2025-07-19T03:39:22.161214 image/jpeg 2778 2025-07-19T03:39:21.912202 image/jpeg 126234 2025-07-19T03:39:21.146226 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia