Description
The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
Discover The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a dark and captivating Gothic classic exploring beauty, vanity, morality and the consequences of a life devoted to pleasure.
Young Dorian Gray possesses extraordinary beauty and becomes the subject of a portrait painted by the artist Basil Hallward. Influenced by the charismatic Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian begins to fear the inevitable loss of his youth and wishes that the portrait could grow old in his place.
As Dorian pursues a life of pleasure and self-indulgence, he remains outwardly young and untouched by time. Hidden away from the world, however, his portrait begins to reveal the consequences of his actions, reflecting the corruption and moral decay that his appearance conceals.
Combining Gothic atmosphere, supernatural elements, philosophical ideas and Wilde’s famous wit, the novel explores the relationship between appearance and reality, art and morality, pleasure and responsibility. Scholars and literary sources consistently classify the novel as Gothic fiction.
This English paperback edition is ideal for readers of Oscar Wilde, Gothic literature, classic horror and thought-provoking literary fiction.
Why You’ll Love It
- Oscar Wilde’s only novel
- One of the defining works of Victorian Gothic fiction
- A haunting exploration of beauty, vanity and moral corruption
- Ideal for readers of Gothic, supernatural and philosophical classics