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    The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel written by Oscar Wilde in 1890. The book was written during the Victorian era‚ a period of time that brought Britain several changes concerning technology‚ science‚ culture‚ religion and others. The Picture of Dorian Gray talks about a character called Dorian Gray‚ who is a young and handsome man that owned a portrait of himself. An artist and friend called Basil Hallward painted it. The artwork was different from a normal painting. It showed Dorian’s physical

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    1 Homoerotic codes in The Picture of Dorian Gray Luljeta Muriqi A60 Literary Seminar Spring 2007 Department of English Lund University Supervisor: C. Wadsjö Lecaros 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................1 AESTHETICISM .................................................................2 HELLENISM .......................................................................4 Art .................................................................

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    Although Freud’s psychodynamic theory was not published until over 30 years after Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ there are apparent parallels the reader can draw while reading the novel with this in mind. The theory‚ consisting of three parts‚ touches on the impulsivity of human nature and how our reckless desires are compromised with our higher moral code. In The Picture of Dorian Gray we see the main character unravel as a result of immoral and unnatural acts. The Id‚ Ego and Superego

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    Oscar Wilde‚ author of The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ was an Irish author who lived from October 16‚ 1854 until his death‚ at the age of 46‚ on November 30‚ 1900. He attended the Trinity College in Dublin‚ Ireland and the Magdalene College in Oxford‚ England. Mr. Wilde was an active member of the aestheticism literary movement‚ during his day‚ although he lived during the Victorian Era. In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ there are many passages or episodes that hold key meanings in the book as a whole‚

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    favorite book is ’’The picture of Dorian Gray’’ wrote by Oscar Wilde. The meeting whis this book has changed my point of view on such aspects of life like youth‚ friendship‚ love‚ beauty‚ eternal life and death. I found a new reality which was completely different from my personal world. "I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them‚ to enjoy them‚ and to dominate them."  — Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray) The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde’s only novel

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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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    NATURE of LOVE between DORIAN GRAY and SYBIL VANE Nguyen Thu Trang trangthu.nguyen92@gmail.com This essay argues that Oscar Wilde’s novel. The picture of Dorian Gray is a charming novel which has many conflicts. There is an external conflict between Dorian Gray and Sybil Vane. He falls in love with Sybil‚ an actress performing Shakespeare in the theatre as his speech “Why should I not love her? Harry‚ I do love her. She is everything to me in life. Night after night I

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    BOOK REPORT Title of Book: The Picture of Dorian Gray Author: Oscar Wilde Main Characters: Dorian Gray‚ Basil Hallward‚ Lord Henry Wotton What’s the story about?   There was a handsome and young man whose name is Dorian Gray. His picture were painted by Basil Hallward. When Dorian saw the picture‚ he was thrilled and he wished that he could stay always as young as his imagine in the picture. His wished was achived. The picture became old instead of him. He started living selfish.

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    Wednesday June 4th 2013 Love Always Turns Tragic Love Always turns tragic. The two novels “The picture of Dorian Gray” and “The great Gatsby” shows us why through the love stories they both contain in the novels‚ greed‚ as well as how it all ends in a tragedy for them both. People will always want more and never settle for what they have which is where the greed comes in play. Love is like a box of chocolates; you never know what to expect which leads us to tragedy. Tragedy will always occur

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