THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY The book treats the history of Dorian Gray‚ a charming and beautiful boy who lived in London and who belonged to a noble family. When he met Basil Hallward‚ a painter‚ Dorian became the inspiration of this artist to make an authentic work of art: A picture based on the own Dorian Gray. This picture was considered the best of the works of Basil Hallward has ever done‚ to such a point that Dorian liked very much and‚ under the influence of a friend of Basil‚ Lord
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“The picture of Dorian Gray” I want to tell you about the famous novel “The picture of Dorian Gray” which was written by Oscar Wilde. “The picture of Dorian Gray” is the only published novel of this writer. Some words about Oscar Wilde. He was born on the 16 of October in 1854 in Dublin‚ Ireland and died on the 30 of November in 1900 in Paris. He was the second of 3 children. He was an Irish writer and poet. He became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered
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Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ Guðni Eiríksson Fall 2011 October 2nd English 603 The Picture of Dorian Gray Jóhanna Ásta Þórarinsdóttir Table of contents: Introduction 3 Basil Hallward. 3 Dorian Gray 4 Lord Henry. 4 Conclusion 5 References: 6 Introduction The main characters of the book are Dorian Gray‚ Basil Hallward and Lord Henry which is sometimes also called Harry. These characters will be discussed throughout the essay. Who are
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picture of Dorian Gray This famous portrait is the only novel written by the author Oscar Wilde‚ who otherwise wrote poetry‚ plays and short stories. It first published in 1890‚ but since Wilde’s work became much criticized for its homoerotic parts and its lack of moral message‚ he had to moderate the language of several passes before publishing a new version the following year. This revised publication is considered as the authoritative edition. The setting and the plot The picture of Dorian Gray
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book’. In The Picture Of Dorian Gray his view is very contradictory. His theory is reinforced through the changes in Dorian’s personality‚ the ‘yellow book’ A Rebours (‘against nature’) which was one of the most important novels during the decadence period‚ which was given to Dorian Gray by Lord Henry. Consequently‚ leading us to the corruption of Dorian Gray and his inevitable death. Dorian’s change in personality reinforces Oscar Wilde’s idea. This is because Dorian is living a double life‚ and
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The Significance of White: Doran Gray Historically‚ the color white has been used as a motif of both life and death. For instance‚ white is the traditional color of wedding dresses in both western and Japanese cultures. White is used to symbolize purity in western culture weddings. On the other hand‚ white is used to signify the death of the old family and introduce the new family. In the novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ one of the most vital motifs is the color white. The meaning of this color
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Book Report - The Picture of Dorian Gray You have to suffer for beauty. That is the saying. But does this suffering have a limit? Oscar wild touches this subjects in The Picture of Dorian gray. The book was first published in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890. The magazine’s editors feared that the it was too indecent to submit‚ so they roughly censured 500 words. The book covers many genres; Gothic fiction‚ comedy of manner‚ philosophical fiction‚ comedy of manners
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Oscar Wilde as Dorian Gray ‘I have put too much of myself in it’ (Wilde 12)‚ commented Basil Hallward‚ a fictional artist‚ about his newly completed masterpiece. Just like Oscar Wilde‚ the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890‚ revised 1891)‚ who put so much of his life into his novel; his experience‚ surroundings‚ and the global happenings of his time‚ strongly influenced the production of the speculative‚ philosophical‚ gothic novel. The author’s homosexuality‚ the ridiculous social standards
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In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ by Oscar Wilde‚ it tells of a man’s gradual downfall from innocence to corruption. Even the name of the main character in Oscar Wilde’s tale‚ Dorian Gray‚ is very symbolic because gray’ is the combination of black and white‚ of good and evil. In many ways‚ Dorian Gray is the epitome of mankind. Dorian Gray‚ an innocent and naïve man‚ becomes corrupted after having one conversation with Lord Henry Wotton. He shows how easily people can become swayed and changed merely
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Mortality Not Art Art for art’s sake. The saying originated from the French phrase l’art pour l’art from the nineteenth century French philosopher Victor Cousin. Art in this sense was not meant to be concerned with social‚ political‚ and moral subjects. Instead it was to concentrate on beauty‚ which would re-word the phrase to "art for the sake of beauty and its elevating effects." No matter the wording‚ art for art’s sake became central to the British
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