Name: The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Collector'S Editions)
Price: 468.00 TWD
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Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 9781840228373

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Collector'S Editions)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Oscar Wilde

Publisher

Wordsworth Editions

Language

English

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

18.0 x 13.2 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9781840228373

Synopsis "The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Collector'S Editions) "

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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