Oscar Wilde's The picture of Dorian Gray

a graphic novel

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Ian Culbard: Oscar Wilde's The picture of Dorian Gray (2008, Sterling Pub.)

English language

Published April 9, 2008 by Sterling Pub..

ISBN:
978-1-4114-1593-5
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OCLC Number:
213448250

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Dorian Gray is a beautiful young man that has given a new life to the paintings of Basil Hallward. While posing for Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton - a close friend of Hallward - who has very particular views on society. Gray realises his beauty has opened many doors for him and those doors will certainly close as he grows old and wrinkled. When the painting is finished, Gray says he would give his soul for his picture to grow old instead of him.

I tend to think classics are boring and it takes some effort on my part to read them. However, Oscar Wilde is brilliant and witty, and the theme behind this story is timeless, which makes it an easy read. At first I was bored by Lord Henry's unending philosophies, but once I understood how deeply they influenced Gray I went back to read them carefully. …

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