Ballad of Reading Gaol

Ballad of Reading Gaol
a long poem by Oscar Wilde, written in 1898 after he had been in prison, about a fellow prisoner who is hanged and about the horror of prison life.

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  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol — (1904) The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile either in Berneval or in Dieppe, France, after his release from Reading Gaol on or about 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading, after being convicted of… …   Wikipedia

  • (the) Ballad of Reading Gaol — The Ballad of Reading Gaol [The Ballad of Reading Gaol] a long poem by Oscar Wilde, written in 1898 after he had been in prison, about a fellow prisoner who is hanged and about the horror of prison life …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ballad of Reading Gaol, The — /red ing/ a poem (1898) by Oscar Wilde. * * * …   Universalium

  • Ballad of Reading Gaol, The — /red ing/ a poem (1898) by Oscar Wilde …   Useful english dictionary

  • Reading — es una ciudad y una unidad administrativa en el condado de Berkshire en Inglaterra, Reino Unido. Situada en la confluencia de los ríos Támesis y Kennet, la ciudad está a medio camino entre Londres y Oxford. El distrito tiene una población de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • reading — /ree ding/, n. 1. the action or practice of a person who reads. 2. Speech. the oral interpretation of written language. 3. the interpretation given in the performance of a dramatic part, musical composition, etc.: an interesting reading of… …   Universalium

  • Reading — /red ing/, n. 1. Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860 1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913 21; viceroy of India 1921 26. 2. a city in Berkshire, in S England. 132,900. 3. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 78,686. 4. a town in E Massachusetts,… …   Universalium

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  • Ballad — A ballad is a poem usually set to music; thus, it often is a story told in a song. Any myth form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form. It usually has foreshortened, alternating four stress lines (… …   Wikipedia

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