The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical fiction and gothic horror novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. [1] [2] The novel-length version was …

May 1, 2003 · "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes ofbeauty, hedonism, and the consequences of living a life focused solely on sensory experience through the experiences of its main character, Dorian Gray.

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.

Jan 13, 2025 · The Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published first in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890 and as a book in 1891. It is an archetypal tale of a young man who purchases eternal youth at the expense of his soul and a romantic exposition of Wilde’s own Aestheticism.

Oct 1, 1994 · "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores themes of art, beauty, and morality, centering on the life of a young man named Dorian Gray, who becomes entranced by his own beauty and the hedonistic philosophies of Lord Henry Wotton.

When the artist Basil Hallward paints a picture of his friend, the young and very handsome Dorian Gray, it is the most important work of his life. His friend Lord Henry Wotton calls it, ‘the best portrait of our time.’. But neither man can guess how important it will be to Dorian Gray himself.