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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Heli Hirsik XI B. The Picture of Dorian Gray. The only published novel by Oscar Wilde 20 June 1980 in Lippincott's monthly magazine The book- April 1981 A work of classic gothic horror fiction with a strong Faustian theme

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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  1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Heli Hirsik XIB

  2. The Picture of Dorian Gray • The only published novel by Oscar Wilde • 20 June 1980 in Lippincott's monthly magazine • The book- April 1981 • A work of classic gothic horror fiction with a strong Faustian theme • Major changes in the 1981 edition

  3. The main characters • Dorian Gray- a handsome and pure-hearted gentleman who promises his soul to maintain his youth forever • Basil Hallward- an artist, the author of the portrait • Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton- a witty, cynical,       hedonistic dandy, bad influence to Dorian  • Sibyl Vane- Dorian's lover, an actress who commits suicide

  4. Themes • The purpose of art • Influence and responsibility • Aestheticism and duplicity • The supremacy of youth and beauty • The superficial nature of the society

  5. Quotations • The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. • All art is quite useless • Beauty is a form of genius- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. • The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world it's own shame. •  Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes • Each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved.

  6. Sources http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/doriangray/facts.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/The-Picture-of-Dorian-Gray-Character-List.id-144,pageNum-3.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNIR-dqoJk8&feature=related

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