The Picture of Dorian Grey

Wilde's only novel first published in 1890 is a cleverly conceived puzzle meant to perplex conventional minds with its investigation of the numerous interconnections between art life and consequence. The novel self-consciously engages with the notion of sin as an element of design from its provocative Preface asking the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake' to its dramatic finale. Wilde on the other hand miscalculated the impact of his experiment and its potential to enrage the Victorian eli...See More