Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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Oscar Wilde's rich and dramatic portrayals of the human condition came during the height of the Victorian Era that swept through London in the late 19th century. At a time when all citizens of Britain were finally able to embrace literature the wealthy and educated could only once afford, Wilde wrote many short stories, plays and poems that continue to inspire millions around the world. Click the image to read more about the author....
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Call Number: F WILISBN: 0141439572Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman inthe eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Call Number: F WILISBN: 0099511142
The Oscar Wilde Collection Vol. 1 [videorecording] by Call Number: NF OSCISBN: 5014138301620Dorian Gray is a wealthy English gentleman who gradually sinks into a life of dissipation and crime. Entralled with his own physical beauty, Dorian purchases eternal youth at the expense of his soul
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- The Picture of Dorian GrayDorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800’s London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and wither with the years.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
"The Picture of Dorian Gray", by Oscar Wilde, is a book of love, pleasure, and insanity.This story takes place in London in the 1800's. It deals mostly with the upper classes. Read the book online by clicking on above image....
Video Clip from the 1976 version
2009 - The Picture of Dorian Gray
Links to website with more information
- The Victorian web information on Oscar WildeInformation on 'Victorian' age authors, books
- Spark NotesRead more on the book 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' - plot and character analyses, themes, motifs etc
- An analysisRead the Shmoop website review and analysis
- Guardian ArticleRead the article in the Guardian UK on the release of the 'uncensored' version
Element of the Gothic in Picture of Dorian Gray - An article
Elements of a Gothic novel in The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Mathias Junger
The author gives a short and straighforward definition of the Gothic novel, with a summary of it’s history, it’s themes and a few famous authors. The author's aim is to provide an overview of the Gothic motifs appearing in Oscar Wilde’s The picture of Dorian Gray and an approach of interpretation for some of them.