The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s masterful novel about a beautiful young man who is portrayed by an artist and whose portrait ages in his place. Led astray by an older friend, Dorian Gray acts upon his desires with no regard for the consequences, either for himself or others. Yet, he always remains unpunished. His painted portrait, however, becomes increasingly distorted, and finally, he can no longer endure it. The ultimate dandy novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a story whose main character has come to signify a phenomenon far beyond the boundaries of literature. It remains one of the great classics of English fiction. OSCAR WILDE [1854-1900] was an Irish poet, playwright, and prose writer. His significance as a symbol of the persecution of homosexuals is immeasurable. Wilde was sentenced to two years of imprisonment with hard labour; his works were boycotted, dramatic productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) is his most famous prose work.

• Författare: Oscar Wilde
• Format: Pocket
• ISBN: 9789181082470
• Språk: Engelska
• Utgivningsdatum: 2025-03-16
• Förlag: Modernista