02582nam 2200457 a 450 991015020550332120240131174425.01-84870-352-X(CKB)2670000000522336(StDuBDS)AH20277668(MiAaPQ)EBC1623280(Au-PeEL)EBL1623280(OCoLC)870600136(MiAaPQ)EBC7410955(Au-PeEL)EBL7410955(EXLCZ)99267000000052233620130728d2011 my 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Picture of Dorian Gray /by Oscar Wilde ; introduction and notes by John M. L. DrewWare Wordsworth Editions20111 online resource (224 p.) Wordsworth Classics1-85326-015-0 Intro -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Introduction -- Before Dorian -- The Writing and Reception of Dorian Gray -- The Premise of the Novel -- The Personalities -- The Picture and the Book -- After Dorian -- Notes to the Introduction -- Further Reading -- A Note on the Text -- The Picture of Dorian Gray -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Notes to Dorian Gray.Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the 'note of doom' which runs like 'a purple thread' through its carefully crafted prose.Wordsworth ClassicsElectronic books.lcsh823.8Wilde Oscar118841StDuBDSStDuBDSStDuBDSUkPrAHLSBOOK9910150205503321Picture of Dorian Gray30820UNINA