The Picture Of Dorian Gray
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Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, stands as a cornerstone of Gothic and philosophical fiction, chronicling the moral corruption of a beautiful young man in Victorian London who strikes a Faustian bargain — his portrait ages and bears the marks of his sins while he himself remains forever youthful. When the charming and impressionable Dorian falls under the influence of the witty, hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton, he embarks on a life of selfish pleasure and cruelty, watching his painted likeness grow increasingly monstrous in its hidden attic chamber. Wilde infuses the narrative with his signature epigrams and razor-sharp wit, using the story to argue that a life devoted purely to aestheticism and sensation inevitably destroys the soul. The novel presents a searing critique of Victorian hypocrisy, vanity, and the dangerous seduction of beauty divorced from conscience. Rich with symbolism and laced with dark suspense, it remains one of literature's most haunting meditations on the price of immortality and the inescapability of moral consequence.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, stands as a cornerstone of Gothic and philosophical fiction, chronicling the moral corruption of a beautiful young man in Victorian London who strikes a Faustian bargain — his portrait ages and bears the marks of his sins while he himself remains forever youthful. When the charming and impressionable Dorian falls under the influence of the witty, hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton, he embarks on a life of selfish pleasure and cruelty, watching his painted likeness grow increasingly monstrous in its hidden attic chamber. Wilde infuses the narrative with his signature epigrams and razor-sharp wit, using the story to argue that a life devoted purely to aestheticism and sensation inevitably destroys the soul. The novel presents a searing critique of Victorian hypocrisy, vanity, and the dangerous seduction of beauty divorced from conscience. Rich with symbolism and laced with dark suspense, it remains one of literature's most haunting meditations on the price of immortality and the inescapability of moral consequence.