The Picture of Dorian Gray

 von Oscar Wilde

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Wilde, Oscar:
The Picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde. - New
Introduction and notes. - Herfordshire : Wordsworth
Edition, 2001. - 194 S.

                   ISBN 978-1-85326-015-5  Brosch   EUR 1,99


Wilde`s only novel, first published in 1890, is a
brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional
minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships
between art, life and consequence. From its provocative
Preface, challenging the reader to believe in `art for
art´s sake´, to its sensational conclusion experiments with
the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde
himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment,
and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment.
Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in
1895, and he later recalled the `note of doom´ wich runs
like`a purple thread´ through its carefully crafted prose.