About this title: 'I have nothing to declare,' Wilde once told an American customs official, 'except my genius.' A good part of that genius is evident in the essays and poems included in this volume. There is the intellectual genius of "The Soul of Man under Socialism", in which he clearly foresaw the dangers of economic bureaucracy and state-worship: for Wilde, ...
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Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 252 pp.; 20 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "'I have nothing to declare, ' Wilde once told an American customs official, 'except my genius. ' A good part of that genius is evident in the essays and poems included in this volume. There is the intellectual genius of The Soul of Man under Socialism, in which he clearly foresaw the dangers of economic bureaucracy and state-worship: for Wilde socialism meant liberation and individuality, not ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780140430899ISBN:014043089X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1973
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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 1976-06-01
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1976
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 30/08/1973
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Date Published: 30/08/1973
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Date Published: 30/08/1973
ISBN-13:9780140430899ISBN:014043089X
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"Incredibly sad, given knowing what the end would be. So very short and moving, with nothing of what you expect from him. Jail stripped away all the pretences."
"de profundis is a letter that no lover or friend would want to receive. It reveals Wilde as a poet and a philosopher. A truely amazing and heart-felt read."
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