De profundis

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De profundis

by Oscar Wilde

FI·~2 hours·4 chapters

Chapters

4 total

DE PROFUNDIS

0:06

ALKULAUSE.

5:11

ESIPUHE.

3:41

DE PROFUNDIS.

1:53:58

Description

In the stark, cramped cell of a nineteenth‑century English prison, a celebrated writer confronts the collapse of his former world. The opening pages reveal a man who once dazzled society with wit and beauty now forced to reckon with betrayal, shame, and the raw austerity of confinement. His letters become a raw, poetic confession that blends grief with a yearning for redemption, offering a glimpse into a mind that refuses to surrender its artistic spirit even as the walls close in.

Through vivid, often lyrical reflections, the narrative explores the paradox of suffering as a catalyst for deeper insight. The writer grapples with questions of love, guilt, and the nature of artistic purpose, turning his personal ordeal into a universal meditation on the human condition. Though anchored in his own anguish, the work hints at a dawning hope that the darkness may eventually give way to a more honest, if still fragile, sense of self.

Listeners will be drawn into the intimate cadence of his prose, feeling the tension between the grandeur of his former life and the humbled reality of his present. The tone is both mournful and strangely uplifting, inviting contemplation of how loss can reshape, rather than merely erase, the essence of a soul.

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Language

fi

Duration

~2 hours (118K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2014-09-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

1854–1900

Known for sparkling wit and sharp social comedy, this Irish writer brought elegance, satire, and mischief to the stage and page. His work still feels fresh for the way it pokes at manners, vanity, and the gap between appearances and truth.

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