Oscar Wilde
2017-10-20
The Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorianâe(tm)s own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction and the burden of conscience. Oscar Wildeâe(tm)s only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth.
Oh, Oscar Wilde, you absolute darling. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' was like a lush, dark velvet drape hanging in my sun-drenched Fitzroy flat. The aesthetic and moral decay of Dorian Gray paired with the sharp wit of Lord Henry was a combo I didn't know I needed until now. The prose is so rich, you can practically taste the Victorian decadence. It's one of those books that just drips with that 'aura' everyone's after these days. Definitely a gem for anyone into gothic romance and the philosophy of beauty.
