THE BALLAD OF THE READING GAOL

Step 1) watch the  VIDEO ON THE BALLAD OF THE READING GAOL from the Italian program Cult Book. E’ in italiano preso dal programma Cult Book, molto interessante anche nelle parole del critico letterario e traduttore Masolino D’Amico. Cos’hanno in comune le scene dei film scelte durante il video? Possiamo considerare la ballata come un inno contro la pena di morte? We’ll read and discuss the Ballad in class.

Here’s a version of the ballad by GAVIN FRIDAY, released in 1989 and is the debut album following his exit from the Virgin Prunes. They made the history of rock music 🙂
In case you’ve forgotten it, Oscar Wilde also wrote that beautiful classic tale of The Happy Prince. Extremely difficult to find, very rarely repeated on TV and yet so wonderful, it’ll stay with you forever. Sit back and enjoy listening to this wonderful story ! Here’s the link to the whole text. I’m embedding 2 versions, the second one is read by the great actor Stephen Fry. Choose the one you like best.

Did you know that Al Pacino made a movie on Wilde’s Salomè? In this short video you can see Wilde’s home in Dublin. Should you ever go there you can visit it once a week, on Wednesdays.

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