| The Picture of Dorian Gray Contributor(s): Oscar Wilde (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535386304 ISBN-13: 9781535386302 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.18 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.38 lbs) 110 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; he 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 soul-corrupting sin. |