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4.12. 1,551,012 ratings71,273 reviews. Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England.
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Jun 20, 2018 · Frankel notes that Wilde “also heightened Dorian’s monstrosity in the moments before his fateful, final encounter with the portrait, to bring the story to a more appropriate moral conclusion. In an atmosphere of heightened paranoia, Wilde and his publishers were unwilling to risk prosecution.”
The Picture of Dorian Gay at Wikisource. The Picture of Dorian Gay is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella -length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. [1] [2] The novel-length version was published in April 1891.
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Aug 22, 2020 · One of the advantages of reading this Penguin Classics edition is that it includes an appendix of contemporary reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray which give an impression of the novel’s reception and which I enjoyed reading. Most of the reviews were at least a little negative, some very.
May 9, 2024 · The Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published first in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890 and as a book in 1891. It is an archetypal tale of a young man who purchases eternal youth at the expense of his soul and a romantic exposition of Wilde’s own Aestheticism.
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Mar 18, 2021 · Review: A Selfie’s in the Picture for This ‘Dorian Gray’. Oscar Wilde meets Instagram in a slick, shrewd and screen-filled update, the filmed collaboration by five British theaters. Share...
These adaptations continue to explore the timeless themes of Wilde’s novel, demonstrating its enduring relevance and impact on literature and popular culture. Read the plot summary, an in-depth character analysis of Dorian Gray, and explanations of important quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray.