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The Picture of Dorian Gray begins on a summer day in Victorian England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting a portrait of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man, who is Basil's ultimate muse.
The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian's and an artist infatuated with Dorian's beauty. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton and is soon enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfillment are the only things worth pursuing in life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, novel by Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray vocally offers his soul in exchange for eternal youth so that a painting will age for him. [22] The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Rachel sells her soul to the devil to get out of the Congo. [23] Rosemary's Baby, novel by Ira Levin [24]
A number of different classification schemes have been used to describe sexual orientation and gender identity since the mid-19th century, and scholars have often defined these terms in divergent ways or have failed to define them at all. As such, characters may be described in different ways today than they were historically. [1] [2] [3]
Dorian, an Imitation is a British novel by Will Self. The book is a modern take on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. The novel was originally published by Viking Press in 2002 and subsequently by Penguin in 2003. Self was originally asked to adapt the 1890 Wilde novel into a film screenplay, but this project did not come to fruition.
The references in Dorian Gray to specific chapters are deliberately inaccurate. [14] À rebours is now considered by some an important step in the formation of "gay literature". [15] À rebours gained notoriety as an exhibit in the trials of Oscar Wilde in 1895. The prosecutor referred to it as a "sodomitical" book. The book appalled Zola, who ...
Dorian (/ ˈ d ɔːr i ən /) is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek, the meaning of the name Dorian is of Doris, a district of Ancient Greece, [1] or of Dorus, a legendary Greek hero. Dorus was a son of Hellen, the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes. Dorus is thought to be the founder of the Dorian tribe.
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983) (made-for-television) [25] Directed by Tony Maylam; screenplay by Ken August and Peter Lawrence Starring Belinda Bauer as a female Dorian Gray; Anthony Perkins as Henry Lord This version sees Dorian Gray as an actress and photographic model who becomes immortal, while an audition tape she made ages for her.