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Bookmark or Share- The Picture of Dorian Gray | Summary, Legacy, & FactsThe Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published first in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890 and as a book in 1891. 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 Picture of Dorian Gray: Study Guide | SparkNotesSet in late 19th-century London, the novel follows the life of Dorian Gray, a young man enthralled by the hedonistic ideals of of a man called Lord Henry. The story takes a dark turn when Dorian wishes for his portrait to age instead of him, leading to a disturbing revelation of the moral decay resulting from his indulgent lifestyle.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray - WikipediaThe Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The novel-length version was published in April 1891.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray: Full Book Summary | SparkNotesOscar Wilde. Summary. The Picture of Dorian Gray Full Book Summary. Save. Previous Next. 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.
- A Summary and Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian ...The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s one novel, published originally in 1890 (as a serial) and then in book form the following year. The novel is at once an example of late Victorian Gothic horror and, in some ways, the greatest English-language novel about decadence and aestheticism, or ‘art for art’s sake’.
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