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17%OFFOscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray - 9781853260155 - KKE0000940
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Description for The Picture of Dorian Gray paperback. Experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. This novel is a puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. This novel is a puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. This novel is a puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.

With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham.

Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design.

Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853260155
SKU
KKE0000940
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