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A review by prosewhore
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde
3.0
Perhaps because I lack references, a lot in the poems in this book didn't appeal to me as much as I thought they would.
There is a lot of repetition throughout this book and I wonder if it was done purposefully (as to create some kind of continuity..).
I did very much love "The ballad of Reading Gaol", which is of course the main point of focus here, what a beautiful, crushing poem. And to think that he was imprisoned for having homosexual relationships makes this all the worse. Going through this, for loving another human being... I can barely fathom the horrors of prison in these times.
There are other poems in this book that I loved of course, just to name a few: "The grave of Keats", " Silentium Amoris", "Fantaisies Decoratives".. None of which are even on the same level as "The ballad" though.
There is a lot of repetition throughout this book and I wonder if it was done purposefully (as to create some kind of continuity..).
I did very much love "The ballad of Reading Gaol", which is of course the main point of focus here, what a beautiful, crushing poem. And to think that he was imprisoned for having homosexual relationships makes this all the worse. Going through this, for loving another human being... I can barely fathom the horrors of prison in these times.
There are other poems in this book that I loved of course, just to name a few: "The grave of Keats", " Silentium Amoris", "Fantaisies Decoratives".. None of which are even on the same level as "The ballad" though.