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Title	:	The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
Author	:	Oscar Wilde
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 64 pages
Published	:	February 29th 2012 by Dover Publications (first published 1896)
Categories	:	Poetry. Classics. Fiction. Literature. European Literature. Irish Literature. LGBT. Cultural. Ireland

The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems

Oscar Wilde

Paperback | Pages: 64 pages

Rating: 4.17 | 1658 Users | 73 Reviews

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Born in Dublin in 1854, Oscar Wilde dazzled the salons of his day with supremely witty conversation and his ardent championship of a philosophy of aestheticism. As a writer, he produced The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the finest comedies in English, and other classic plays. His one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is still widely read, as is "The Ballad of Reading Gaol," a powerful poetic indictment of the degradation and inhumanity of prison life.
This carefully edited volume focuses on Wilde's poetic legacy. In addition to the title poem, readers will find twenty-three other important works: "The Sphinx," "The Grave of Keats," "Requiescat," "Impression du Matin," "Panthea," "Silentium Amoris," "The Harlot's House," "To L. L." and others. While Wilde's fame rests mainly on his achievements as a dramatist and critic, these poems offer important clues to the themes and subjects that preoccupied him in his other works.

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Original Title:	The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
ISBN:	0486270726 (ISBN13: 9780486270722)
Edition Language:	English

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4 star rating purely on the basis of The Ballad of Reading Gaol - clearly in a different league to the rest of the poems included here. Whilst I greatly enjoyed the music and imagery of many of the poems, with a few notable exceptions - I found many of the poems somewhat impenetrable, overly whimsical and relying very heavily on a knowledge of various archaic legends and mythologies. I absolutely loved The Ballad of Reading Gaol though - very powerful and greatly engaging, truly a classic.

Ah, so much of aestheticism is marred with white blooms and white cliffs of dover and pale skin fetishistic nonsense. Oscar Wilde is no doubt guilty of such beguiled eurocentric gibberish.But when he does it right, which is a little more than half the time, he does it really well. All of the poems on homosexual passion and its conflicts with christian belief give incredible insights into the day. Maybe this is a 21st century bias, but I think it would be hard to read a lot of these poems without



I'll probably read this again after I read Homer's epics such eloquence and beauty Oscar Wilde never fails me

Wilde is a real enchanter, and his poetry is full of beauty. Even the most painful sensations are expressed so melodiously, he manages to create wonder in every line...

He assumed his readers are from the know-it-all lot. A challenging read indeed. PostScript: it'll be easier if I have knowledge on Greek & Roman mythology, human anatomy, astronomy, and philosophy. I KNOW NOTHING!

Perhaps because I lack references, a lot in the poems in this book didn't appeal to me as much as I thought they would. There is a lot of repetition throughout this book and I wonder if it was done purposefully (as to create some kind of continuity..). I did very much love "The ballad of Reading Gaol", which is of course the main point of focus here, what a beautiful, crushing poem. And to think that he was imprisoned for having homosexual relationships makes this all the worse. Going through