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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

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    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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    The Picture of Dorian Gray: Novel Summary: Chapters 13-15 inShare Summary They go upstairs and Dorian shows Basil the picture. Basil is horrified. He wonders who has made the hideous changes. Why has the painting altered? Dorian explains what has happened‚ and Basil‚ shocked‚ says that Dorian must be even worse than his enemies say he is. He is deeply upset and urges Dorian to pray. Dorian says it is too late. Feeling a sudden rush of hatred for the painter‚ he picks up a knife

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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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    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

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    Summary: the picture of Dorian Gray CHARACTERS Lord Henry (Harry): he had a thin face and clever‚ dark eyes. His voice was slow and beautiful. People listened to him when he talked. Dorian Gray: His face was pale and beautiful. His eyes were bright blue. His hair was blond. Basil Hallward: He had black hair and strong‚ intelligent face. He was a successful artist. He worked hard and painted many pictures. Sibyl Vane: She was small and beautiful‚ with shining brown hair. She worked as an actress

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    The 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

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    Hellenism and Homoerotic Relationship in The Picture of Dorian Gray Ancient Greek culture has become deeply rooted and entwined with modern literature; themes‚ motifs‚ symbols‚ and a variety of literary devices are borrowed from its classical customs. The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ despite being written during the 19th century‚ frequently references Greek customs such as mythology and the worth of beauty and youth.  The protagonist‚ Dorian Gray‚ is idolized by two men who portray the young man

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    "Wilde’s presentation of women and marriage in the novel is wholly critical" How far and in what ways do you agree with this view? In the novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde presents the image of women and the idea of marriage in many different ways‚ sometimes heavily negative‚ through dysfunctional relationships as well as saintly imagery. This presentation can be said to be influenced by several aspects such as contextually‚ Wilde himself lived in a patriarchal society‚ whose stereotyped

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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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