The Picture of Dorian Gray Critical Edition: Original Unexpurgated 1890, 13-Chapter Version
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1532705832 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 182 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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There is also a detailed list of the passages expurgated from this first edition along with an account of Wilde's trial, in which the prosecutor constantly refers, quite naturally, to the original edition in trying to portray Wilde as homosexual. The foreword by John Cowper Powys is an inspired defense of Wilde himself and the genius of his personality.. Following the novel is a series of critical reviews of the book along with letters defending his work, which Wilde wrote to the various publication editors. Other material regarding the novel is presented, as well. This volume contains the original, overtly homoerotic version of the book that first
"A Thrilling Read" according to Ellen. I first was introduced to Dorian Gray through a book club, and I thought 'Oh no, Oscar Wilde, here I go, another hard to read boring society book". I was wrong. Within the first two chapters of Dorian Gray I was intrigued and fascinated. This book deals with several issues that are as important now as they are today: the way our culture worships beauty and youth, an admiration that boarders on homosexual love, virtues. Soft in the middle, sharp at both ends. Wilde's philosophical novel remains a compelling parable about outsourced guilt, and nearly every page has at least one eminently quotable line. Nevertheless, the lengthy middle section, which frames Gray's mounting debauchery in a detailed and prolonged discussion of Victorian tastes, grows quickly tedious. The passages are interesting in the abstract as a record of Wilde's apparently obsessive fascination with tapes. Alan W. Petrucelli said What Makes Makes Oscar Wild(e)? Annotated New Dorian Gray Sparks Interest. What made Oscar Wild(e)? The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press has published a new edition of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. While there is no burning need for such a volume in the day of Lady Gaga and marriage equality, it's important to remember that Wilde spent two years in prison for being gay and for having the guts (stupidity?) to flaunt his sexuality. In many ways, it was the flaunting rather