Book The Picture of Dorian Gray (Warbler Classics) Wilde, Oscar ; Baer, Ulrich

portada The Picture of Dorian Gray (Warbler Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Oscar Wilde

Epilogue by

Ulrich Baer

Publisher

Warbler Press Inc.

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.3 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9781734735376

Synopsis "The Picture of Dorian Gray (Warbler Classics)"

Would you trade your soul for eternal youth? Oscar Wilde's provocative novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, tells the story of a beautiful young man who strikes this Faustian bargain by which a painted portrait fades and ages while he remains untouched by time. His stunning beauty protects him from suspicion in a society that judges by appearances while he spirals into ever more scandalous hedonism and wrongdoing. Wilde defended his sensational tale, which outraged Victorian critics, arguing that art should not be judged by moral standards. The book eventually became evidence in a criminal case that sent Wilde to prison for two years for "gross indecency" with men, and ever since the gripping tale retains its power as a key text for anyone skeptical of the stifling constraints of dominant culture or the obsession with superficial beauty that defines our age.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde es considerado uno de los dramaturgos más destacados del Londres victoriano tardío. Además, fue una celebridad de la época debido a su gran y aguzado ingenio. Hoy en día, es recordado por sus epigramas, sus cuentos, sus obras de teatro, su única novela, El retrato de Dorian Gray, y la tragedia de su encarcelamiento, seguida de su muerte prematura.

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