The ballad of reading gaol is a deeply moving and characteristically generous poem on the horrors of prison life which was published anonymously in 1898 this collection also includes the essay the soul of man under socialism and two of his platonic dialogues the decay of lying and the critic as artist. De profundis the ballad of reading gaol other writings de profundis is oscar wildes eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover lord alfred douglas bosie in an extended letter wilde accuses lord alfred of selfishness shallowness parasitism greed extravagance tantrums pettiness and neglect. De profundis ballad of reading gaol and other writings item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for wordpresscom hosted blogs and archiveorg item description tags want more advanced embedding details examples and help . This title comes with an introduction and notes by anne varty royal holloway university of london de profundis is wildes eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover lord alfred douglas he contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend robert ross who became wildes literary executor the. The ballad of reading gaol oscar wilde 2018 04 05 reproduction of the original the ballad of reading gaol by oscar wilde de profundis and other prison writings oscar wilde 2013 01 03 de profundis and other prison writings is a new selection of oscar wildes prison letters and poetry in penguin classics edited and introduced by colm toibin