Ebook {Epub PDF} The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray. In the stately London home of his aunt, Lady Brandon, the well-known artist Basil Hallward meets Dorian Gray. Dorian is a cultured, wealthy, and impossibly beautiful young man who immediately captures Basil’s artistic imagination. Dorian sits for several portraits, and Basil often depicts him as an ancient Greek. Home Discover Books The Picture of Dorian Gray (Everyman S) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Everyman S) Add to cart Buy Now Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different. The Picture of Dorian Gray (Everyman S) by Oscar Wilde. Used; good; paperback; Condition GOOD ISBN 10 ISBN 13 Seller. Oscar Wilde ( - ) Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and wither with the years.

Oscar Wilde ( - ) Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and wither with the years. Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is perhaps the most prominent example of aestheticism in nineteenth century literature. Wilde's characters, Dorian Gray and Lord Henry both live the lives of an aesthete. Wilde himself is anti-Victorian morality, and through this work, rejects the idea of Art as didactic. Oscar Wilde. (10 Reviews) Free Download. Read Online. This book is available for free download in a number of formats - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.

When handsome young Dorian Gray sees a painter’s stunning portrait of him, he is transfixed by its reflection of his own beauty. He is also troubled by the knowledge that the image in the painting will remain forever youthful and handsome while he himself grows older and less desirable. The Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published first in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in and as a book in 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. The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.