The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Wordsworth Classics

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With an Introduction & Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham.

Wildes 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, & consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in art for arts 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, & its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, & he later recalled the note of doom which runs like a violet thread through its carefully crafted prose.

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A modern piece of classic literature, perfect for those that have seen the film.

This paperback book has 224 pages & measures: 19.8 x 13.3 x 1.2cm.