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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author)

ISBN: 0486278077 ISBN-13: 9780486278070
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1993
Annotation: Spellbound before his own portrait, Dorian Gray utters a fateful wish. In exchange for eternal youth he gives his soul, to be corrupted by the malign influence of his mentor, the aesthete and hedonist Lord Henry Wotton. The novel was met with moral outrage by contemporary critics who, dazzled perhaps by Wilde's brilliant style, may have confused the author with his creation, Lord Henry, to whom even Dorian protests, 'You cut life to pieces with your epigrams.'. Encouraged by Lord Henry to substitute pleasure for goodness and art for reality, Dorian tries to watch impassively as he brings misery and death to those who love him. But the picture is watching him, and, made hideous by the marks of sin, it confronts Dorian with the reflection of his fall from grace, the silent bearer of what is in effect a devastating moral judgement.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Gothic

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 93024484

Age Level: 11-UP

Grade Level: 6-UP

Lexile Measure: 500(Not Available)

Series: Dover Thrift Editions

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 8.2" L (0.30 lbs) 176 pages

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 8668
Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0

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Publisher Description:

In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.

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