| The Picture of Dorian Gray Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540547787 ISBN-13: 9781540547781 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Horror - General |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6" W x 9" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; the artist believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences, while staying young and beautiful; all the while his portrait ages and records every sin. |