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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
by Emily Z. Chiang
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. (Wikipedia)Originally published: 20 June 1890 ※ Genre: Philosophical fiction→ Dramatis personæ ※ Lord Henry Wotton, Basil Hallward, Dorian Gray, Sibyl Vane, James Vane, Lady Victoria Wotton, Alan Campbell.→ PREFECE of The Picture of Dorian Gray: Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life.Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. (Wikipedia)Originally published: 20 June 1890 ※ Genre: Philosophical fiction→ Dramatis personæ ※ Lord Henry Wotton, Basil Hallward, Dorian Gray, Sibyl Vane, James Vane, Lady Victoria Wotton, Alan Campbell.→ PREFECE of The Picture of Dorian Gray: Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life.Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted
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