The Picture of Dorian Gray - 9780486854519
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Product Details
Author:
Oscar Wilde
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
256
Publisher:
Dover Publications (April 15, 2025)
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9780486854519
ISBN-10:
0486854515
Dimensions:
5" x 8"
File:
Dover-Dover_07012026_P10278791_onix30_Complete-20260701.xml
Folder:
Dover
List Price:
$20.00
Pub Discount:
65
Series:
Dover Bookshelf Hardcover Classics
Case Pack:
40
As low as:
$17.20
Publisher Identifier:
P-DOVER
Discount Code:
C
Weight:
12.64oz
Imprint:
Dover Publications
Overview
Oscar Wilde's first novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, published in 1891, ignited significant controversy and criticism. This provocative story closely mirrored Wilde's own life, capturing his pursuit of aestheticism and decadent indulgence. As a prominent figure in the Aesthetic Movement, Wilde's flamboyant lifestyle and affairs scandalized Victorian society. Captivated by his own portrait's enduring beauty and youth, Dorian Gray leads a life of excess and vice, while his portrait grotesquely reflects his moral decay. Wilde's eventual imprisonment for "gross indecency" highlighted the peril of living purely for beauty and pleasure, much like Dorian's tragic end. The Dover Bookshelf presents Wilde's incisive wit and rich prose in a splendid hardcover collectible, illuminating the dangers of vanity, hedonism, and the quest for eternal youth—a profound critique of societal values and the dualities within human nature.
