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Here are some interesting facts about Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray:
- The novel was originally published as a short novella in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890, but it was heavily criticized by the magazine's editor for its immoral themes. Wilde was forced to revise and expand the novella into a full-length novel before it was published as a book in 1891.
- The novel was even more controversial after its publication as a book, and it was attacked by critics for its hedonism, homosexuality, and other subversive ideas. Wilde was eventually put on trial for gross indecency, and he was sentenced to two years in prison.
- The novel has been adapted into numerous films, television shows, and stage productions over the years. Some of the most notable adaptations include the 1945 film directed by Albert Lewin, the 1970 film directed by Tony Richardson, and the 2003 film directed by Oliver Parker.
- The novel has also been the subject of much scholarly analysis and interpretation. Some critics have seen it as a cautionary tale about the dangers of vanity and hedonism, while others have seen it as a celebration of art and beauty.
- The novel is full of interesting symbolism and imagery. For example, the portrait of Dorian Gray can be seen as a symbol of his conscience, while the locked attic where he keeps it can be seen as a symbol of his repressed desires.
- The character of Lord Henry Wotton is based on Wilde's close friend, the philosopher and writer Walter Pater.
- The idea for the portrait that ages instead of the protagonist was inspired by a story Oscar Wilde heard about a youth who sold his soul to the devil.
- The novel was originally called "The Portrait of Mr. W.H.", but Wilde changed the title to avoid confusion with William Shakespeare's sonnets to a mysterious figure known as the Fair Youth.
- The novel's opening line, "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it", is one of the most famous and quoted lines in English literature.
- The novel's ending is ambiguous and has been the subject of much debate among critics and readers alike. Some believe that Dorian is killed by James Vane, the brother of the actress Sibyl Vane, while others believe that he commits suicide.
- 21 - Chapter 20 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 20 - Chapter 19 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 19 - Chapter 18 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 18 - Chapter 17 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 17 - Chapter 16 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 16 - Chapter 15 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 15 - Chapter 14 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 14 - Chapter 13 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 13 - Chapter 12 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 12 - Chapter 11 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 11 - Chapter 10 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 10 - Chapter 9 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 9 - Chapter 8 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 8 - Chapter 7 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 7 - Chapter 6 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 6 - Chapter 5 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 5 - Chapter 4 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 4 - Chapter 3 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 3 - Chapter 2 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 2 - Chapter 1 Dorian GrayTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 1 - The Picture of Dorian Gray - The Preface
THE PREFACE
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.
Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass. The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium. No artist desires to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved. No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid. The artist can express everything. Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art. Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art. From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician. From the point of view of feeling, the actor’s craft is the type. All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself. We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
All art is quite useless.
OSCAR WILDEMon, 25 Sep 2023
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