The Picture of Dorian Gray
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Subjects: Appearance (Philosophy)--Fiction; Conduct of life--Fiction; Portraits--Fiction
Description: <p><i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> was first published as a serial in <i>Lippencott’s Monthly Magazine</i>, and the publishers thought it would so offend readers that they removed nearly 500 words without <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/oscar-wilde">Wilde’s</a> approval. Wilde soon expanded it and republished it as a novel, including a short preface justifying his art. Even though his contemporaries considered it so offensive that some argued for his prosecution, <i>Dorian Gray</i> today survives as a classic philosophical novel that explores themes of aestheticism and double lives. Couched in Wilde’s trademark cutting wit, <i>Dorian Gray</i> is still being adapted today, with Dorian and his moldering portrait remaining cultural touchstones.</p>