Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 17880 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills De Profundis Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Profundis_(letter) Transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition by David Price. Note that later editions of De Profundis contained more material. The most complete editions are still in copyright in the U.S.A "De Profundis" by Oscar Wilde is a poignant letter written during the early 1900s, specifically in the late Victorian era. This work is a deeply introspective reflection on suffering, love, and redemption, crafted in the form of a philosophical essay. Wilde penned this powerful piece while imprisoned, as he contemplates the nature of his own pain and the meaning of existence in relation to his experiences of disgrace and imprisonment. In "De Profundis," Wilde examines his own descent from fame and success into the depths of despair and incarceration. He grapples with themes of guilt, the loss of love—specifically, his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas—and the resulting impact on his identity. Through his reflections, he delineates a journey from a life of hedonistic pleasures to one enriched with humility and compassion, where he learns to appreciate the value of suffering. Ultimately, Wilde posits that true beauty and meaning can be derived from sorrow, and he arrives at a profound understanding of love and its power to redeem, marking a transformation from despair to a hopeful embrace of the future. This introspective narrative serves as a testament to Wilde's resilience and his belief in the beauty of the human experience, even amidst profound suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Suffering Grief Imprisonment PR Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 123590 2025-07-01T07:38:55.701277 text/html 121137 2013-06-11T10:53:50 text/html 45757 2013-06-11T10:54:22 text/html application/zip 114323 2025-07-01T07:38:59.453271 application/epub+zip 114596 2025-07-01T07:38:57.189347 application/epub+zip 114595 2025-07-01T07:38:56.216288 application/epub+zip 189591 2025-07-01T07:39:01.178270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180900 2025-07-01T07:38:58.905309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148651 2022-09-01T08:45:41.546143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115792 2025-07-01T07:38:55.460331 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115434 2013-06-11T10:53:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44478 2013-06-11T10:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19743 2025-07-01T07:39:01.300254 application/rdf+xml 10052 2025-07-01T07:38:56.702315 image/jpeg 2781 2025-07-01T07:38:56.457311 image/jpeg 112875 2025-07-01T07:38:55.712280 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia