This website requires JavaScript.

SORRY, THIS ITEM IS SOLD!

The Picture of Dorian Gray -- Oscar Wilde

listing-status-banner

bookandmortar
bookandmortar
Updated Sep 28
bookandmortar
bookandmortar
Updated Sep 28

The Picture of Dorian Gray -- Oscar Wilde

NWT
Oscar Wilde

$9 $20

Size

This item is sold out

Like and save for later
Since its first publication in 1890, Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as an instructive moral tale, it has been denounced by others for its implicit immorality. After having his portrait painted, <br>Dorian Gray is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary friend, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wished to stay young forever and pledges his very soul to keep his good looks. As Dorian's slide into crime and cruelty progresses, he stays magically youthful, while his<br>beautiful portrait changes, revealing the hideous corruption of moral decay. Set in fin-de-siécle London, the novel traces a path from the studio of painter Basil Howard to the opium dens of the East End. The text of this edition is derived from the Oxford English Texts, which prints<br>acritically established version of the first book edition of 1891. Also included is a new, fuller introduction, which considers the difference between the 1890 and 1891 texts, Wilde's range of sources, significant critical approaches to the novel and its reputation since 1891, full explanatory<br>notes that identify Wilde's sources, and an up-to-date-bibliography. <p/><strong>About the Series: </strong> For over 100 years<strong> Oxford World's Classics </strong>has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the mos

Style Tags

Shipping/Discount
  • $7.97 $5.95 Expedited (1-3 day) Shipping

Posh Protect: Buyer Protection Policy

Get your order as described or receive your money back. Learn More.

andydiaz871
andydiaz871 likes this

Find Similar Listings

About the seller

bookandmortar

@bookandmortar

Last Active: 25 hours ago

Pittsburgh, PA
View Closet

902511

Listings

4100+

Sold Listings

3 days

Avg. Ship time

100+

Love Notes

About the seller

bookandmortar

@bookandmortar

Last Active: 25 hours ago

Pittsburgh, PA
View Closet

902511

Listings

4100+

Sold Listings

3 days

Avg. Ship time

100+

Love Notes