The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Volume 2: de Profundis; 'Epistola: In Carcere Et Vinculis'

by Oscar Wilde, Robert Baldwin Ross, Ian Small

This is the second volume in the Oxford English Texts edition of the works of Oscar Wilde. It presents for the first time the complete textual history of one of the most famous love letters ever written. It argues, however, that Wilde's prison document may be seen not just as the basis of a letter, but also as an unfinished literary work which he intended for public consumption at some future date. Such a case is made by placing in the public domain,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198119623
• ISBN13: 9780198119623
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.7"