[DOC] [TLE] What did Oscar Wilde mean when he said 'All art is quite useless ... [PAR] Essentially it leads to a discussion about the nature of the work of art that became 
specially ... Quora. Sign In. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890 book) ... What is 
your review of Oscar Wilde (author)? .... Would it be wrong if I claimed I was "trans 
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literature ... The preface ends with the whimsical statement that "All art is quite 
useless"; .... like Lord Henry, who claims to value beauty above all else, and like 
Victorian ... and Lord Henry seem to ascribe to ideals consistent with those of the 
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literature ... was stolen a long time ago, and Dorian claims to have forgotten all 
about it. ... with the closing remark of the preface, that "All art is quite useless." 
Considering that this is the opinion of the author, it is clear that trying to make a 
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significance upholds or undermines Wilde's claim about art being... [DOC] [TLE] The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | Teen Book Review of ... [PAR] In the Preface of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde proposes that art is 
simply o. ... The author's comments: ... This proposition claims that, for example, 
while looking at a painting, one shouldn't say, Basil, I see ... The very last line of 
the Preface, and certainly one of my favorites, reads All art is quite useless, (vii). 
Well... [DOC] [TLE] The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde's ... [PAR] From the Writer  Fogley, I-330  Job, The ... Oscar Wilde prefaces his novel, 
The Picture of Dorian Gray, with a reflection on art, the artist, and the utility of both
. After careful scrutiny, he concludes: All art is quite useless (Wilde 4). In this 
one... [DOC] [TLE] The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Preface [PAR] May 15, 2015 ... Finally Oscar Wilde writes All art is quite useless. .... By openly claiming that their 
books have no morals, authors make their readers more... [DOC] [TLE] Week 2: The Picture of Dorian Gray | Introduction to Comparative ... [PAR] Jan 21, 2013 ... Let us begin with its last sentence: All art is quite useless. ... The danger of 
author-driven approaches to literature is that they can violently ... We can still 
further unique theses on works without claiming that they are the truth of those 
works. ... In the preface of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde... [DOC] [TLE] Introduction - Lund University Publications [PAR] Paradox and the Preface to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray ... defend 
the novel from thinly-veiled claims that it contained homoerotic elements. ... 
focusing on the book itself, the aphorism suggests, rather than attacking the 
author. ...... In the case of the statement all art is quite useless, the novel seems 
to share a... [DOC] [TLE] Deceptive Picture - The New Yorker [PAR] Aug 8, 2011 ... ... reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray must have given him pause. .... He is a 
writer of the almost certainly school, and he withholds material that belies his 
thesis. ... a forger and a fantasist, who claimed carnal knowledge not only of ..... 
such thing as a moral or an immoral book; All art is quite useless. [DOC] [TLE] The Importance of Being Useless -

Question: In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" this author claimed, "All art is quite useless"
Answer: Oscar Wilde