{"product_id":"de-profundis-and-other-prison-writings","title":"De Profundis and Other Prison Writings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"textMedium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Oscar Wilde, Colm Toibin (Edited by), Colm Toibin (Introduction by)\"\u003eOscar Wilde, Colm Toibin (Edited by), Colm Toibin (Introduction by)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBACKLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"This title may not be sold to consumers before the stated date.\"\u003eOn Sale Date: April 30, 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pve_format\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_categories\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"categories collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLiterary Collections \/ Essays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.edelweiss.plus\/#\" class=\"toggle icon-drop-down-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_ageRange  textSmall\"\u003eAges 18 And Up, Grades 13 And Up\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textMedium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e304 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_measure\"\u003e19.7 cm H | 12.8 cm W | 1.7 cm T | 224 g Wt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_measure\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_measure\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA definitive new collection of Oscar Wilde’s best prison letters and poetry, with an introduction by Colm Toibin\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBankrupt and with his reputation in ruins, Oscar Wilde wrote the astonishing letter “De Profundis” to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, while in prison. Editor Colm Toibin, the acclaimed author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwater Lightship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, describes it as Wilde’s “greatest piece of prose writing.” Also included is “The Ballad of Reading Gaol,” Wilde’s most famous poem and one of the greatest ballads in the English language, as well as other letters Wilde wrote from prison that reveal the true effects of incarceration on the people he met. Based on the Penguin Classics edition of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this collection features a new introduction, notes, and appendices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50100472938793,"sku":"9780140439908","price":315.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/9420\/7529\/files\/9780140439908_0e900.jpg?v=1743095993","url":"https:\/\/www.bookup.com.mx\/products\/de-profundis-and-other-prison-writings","provider":"BOOKUPMX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}