Ballad Of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
A mournful, reflective narrative poem written after the speaker's imprisonment that recounts the execution of a condemned man and uses the event to meditate on guilt, punishment, and shared human suffering; through stark prison images and haunting refrains it condemns the cruelty of the penal system, explores remorse and the capacity of every person to inflict and endure pain, and calls for compassion and a recognition of common humanity.
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- Published
- 1898
- Nationality
- Irish
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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