Bibliograph

Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

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Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Picture of Dorian Gray

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Oscar Wilde

Summary

Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be, forced to age and wither with the years. Carelessly, he wishes the opposite were true. What happens is a treatise on morals, self-indulgence and how, crucial personal responsibility is towards one's self

Target audience

adult

Classification