Poems

59 min.

Poetry

Language Russian

Author Oscar Wilde

Narrator Evgeny Ternovsky

Description

Early poetic prose by the author. Wilde comparatively rarely turned to poetic work after the publication of “Poems” (1881). Early works by Wilde the poet were received quite highly. However, the poetry of the 1880s (including such a canonical poem as “The House of the Prostitute”) failed to attract attention, and only “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” convinced people of his creative abilities as a poet.

Contents:

Apology
Requiescat
Vita nuova
Kite’s Grave
Silentium amoris
Impressions
1. Les silhouettes
2. La fuite de la lune
Morning
Theocritus (villenelle)
On the bank of Arno
Her voice
Canzonet
Impressions
1. Le jardin
2. La mer
On the auctioning of John Keats’s love letters
Symphony in yellow
Decorative fantasy panels
The House of the Prostitute
The Ballad of Reading Gaol