De Profundis was barely written to a political commentator.
De Profundis ( Latin : `` from the depths '' ) is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol , to `` Bosie '' ( Lord Alfred Douglas ) . Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas ( 22 October 187020 March 1945 ) , nicknamed Bosie , was a British author , poet , translator , and political commentator , better known as the friend and lover of Oscar Wilde .