Name: The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 9781853260155

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Physical Book

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Publisher

Year

1992

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN

1853260150

ISBN13

9781853260155

Edition No.

1995

Synopsis "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham. Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the 'note of doom' which runs like 'a purple thread' through its carefully crafted prose.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde is considered one of the most prominent playwrights of late Victorian London. Additionally, he was a celebrity of the time due to his great and sharp wit. Today, he is remembered for his epigrams, his short stories, his plays, his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the tragedy of his imprisonment, followed by his premature death.

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