Title:
The picture of Dorian Gray and other writings / Oscar Wilde ; supplementary material written by Moira Muldoon ; series edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson.
ISBN:
9781416500278
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Edition:
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Pocket Books, [2005]
©2005
Physical Description:
xviii, 424 pages ; 17 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Chronology of Oscar Wilde's life and work -- Historical context of The picture of Dorian Gray -- The picture of Dorian Gray -- De profundis -- The ballad of Reading Gaol -- Notes -- Interpretive notes -- Critical excerpts -- Questions for discussion -- Suggestions for the interested reader.
Summary:
The Picture of Dorian Gray: A young man's quest for eternal youth and beauty ends in scandal, depravity and death. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins, and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at his trial at the Old Bailey in 1895. In this compilation, a selection of the author's work is enhanced by an introduction, a chronology of the author's life and work, a timeline of significant events, discussion questions, critical analysis, and explanatory notes.
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Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocm60193702
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