Great Works Written in Prison

Submitted by JohnnyW on Fri, 03/09/2001 - 02:45
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  • 1.Paul/Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon
  • 2.Boethius/The Consolation of Philosophy
  • 3.Sir Thomas Malory/Morte Darthur
  • 4.John Bunyan/The Pilgrim's Progress
  • 5.Oscar Wilde/De Profundus
  • 6.Martin Luther/Letter from Birmingham Jail
Author Comments: 

I would recommend any of these, but especially De Profundus, a long meditation Wilde wrote while in prison during the last years of his life. Compared to his witty comedies, the seriousness and insight of De Profundus is shocking and moving. Very rarely has someone looked back on their life with such regret.

bertie03/09/2001

Cool list. While waiting for the page to load I was wondering if you'd listed the Boethius and the Wilde. Impressive.

jgandcag03/09/2001

Im not sure I consider it great Literature but it certainly has had a very lasting effect on the world; how about Marquis De Sade's "LES JOURNÉES DE SODOME". I remeber loving Boethius when I was in my early twenties. I might need to go look at it again

JohnnyW03/10/2001

Thanks for the compliments bertie and jgandcag. I've never actually read anything by Mr. de Sade, and I try to limit these lists to what I have read. De Sade certainly has had an impact, and interestingly enough, it seems his works have a radically different tone from most of the works I've listed.

Johnny Waco