LEADER 02582nam 2200457 a 450 001 9910150205503321 005 20240131174425.0 010 $a1-84870-352-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000522336 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH20277668 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1623280 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1623280 035 $a(OCoLC)870600136 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7410955 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7410955 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000522336 100 $a20130728d2011 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Picture of Dorian Gray /$fby Oscar Wilde ; introduction and notes by John M. L. Drew 210 $aWare $cWordsworth Editions$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 225 0$aWordsworth Classics 311 $a1-85326-015-0 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $bWilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the 'note of doom' which runs like 'a purple thread' through its carefully crafted prose. 410 0$aWordsworth Classics 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 676 $a823.8 700 $aWilde$b Oscar$0118841 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bStDuBDS 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150205503321 996 $aPicture of Dorian Gray$930820 997 $aUNINA