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The picture of Dorian Gray
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Published:
New York : Modern Library, 1992.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1992 Modern Library ed.
Physical Desc:
xii, 254 pages ; 20 cm
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Description

A remarkably handsome youth, Dorian Gray, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil. Granted eternal youth, Dorian Gray lives a wild, dissipated life while his portrait grows old and haggard. Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stinging epigrams and shrewd observations, the tale of Dorian Gray's moral disintegration caused something of a scandal when it first appeared in 1890. Wilde was attacked for his decadence and corrupting influence, and a few years later the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde's homosexual liaisons, trials that resulted in his imprisonment. Of the book's value as autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be--in other ages, perhaps."

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Pitkin County Library
FICTION W6725pi 1992
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Oct 12, 2022
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679600019, 9780679600015
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
920

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A remarkably handsome youth, Dorian Gray, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil. Granted eternal youth, Dorian Gray lives a wild, dissipated life while his portrait grows old and haggard. Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stinging epigrams and shrewd observations, the tale of Dorian Gray's moral disintegration caused something of a scandal when it first appeared in 1890. Wilde was attacked for his decadence and corrupting influence, and a few years later the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde's homosexual liaisons, trials that resulted in his imprisonment. Of the book's value as autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be--in other ages, perhaps."
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APA Citation (style guide)

Wilde, O. (1992). The picture of Dorian Gray. 1992 Modern Library ed. New York, Modern Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. 1992. The Picture of Dorian Gray. New York, Modern Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, The Picture of Dorian Gray. New York, Modern Library, 1992.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. 1992 Modern Library ed. New York, Modern Library, 1992.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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