Project Gutenberg 1995-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 246 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills The Ballad of Reading Gaol Produced by Faith Knowles, David Widger, and an Anonymous Volunteer "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde is a poignant poem written in the late 19th century during the Victorian era. This narrative poem reflects on themes of guilt, love, and the harsh realities of justice as it unfolds within the confines of a prison. The work explores the experience of a condemned man and the psychological torment faced by both the perpetrator and those who witness the grim processes of capital punishment. The poem follows the perspective of a fellow inmate in Reading Gaol, who observes the fate of a man sentenced to hang for murdering the woman he loved. Through vivid imagery and emotional depth, Wilde conveys the idea that everyone, in some way, kills the love they cherish, whether through betrayal, neglect, or direct harm. The poem critiques the justice system, exposing its cruelty and the complete lack of compassion in the face of human suffering. As the narrative progresses, it reflects the despair and moral conflict that arises within a system that takes life in the name of law, eliciting sympathy not only for the condemned but also for the common human experience of love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Imprisonment -- Poetry Prisoners -- Poetry Prisons -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 91183 91192 2024-09-01T05:03:05.318437 2023-10-01T04:52:20.629641 text/html text/html 85124 2019-03-26T13:37:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 18567 2019-03-26T13:37:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 70243 2024-09-01T05:03:08.446450 application/epub+zip 69115 2024-09-01T05:03:06.515477 application/epub+zip 69115 2024-09-01T05:03:05.768468 application/epub+zip 154934 2024-09-01T05:03:10.061500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143280 2024-09-01T05:03:07.957452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143458 2022-09-01T05:16:33.515079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85142 85092 2024-09-01T05:03:05.064463 2023-10-01T04:52:20.417642 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 84926 2019-03-26T13:37:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17954 2019-03-26T13:37:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18641 2024-09-01T05:03:10.194431 application/rdf+xml 13166 2024-09-01T05:03:06.105420 image/jpeg 3818 2024-09-01T05:03:05.935421 image/jpeg 70930 2024-09-01T05:03:05.324469 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia