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El retrato de Dorian Grey
La única y maravillosa novela de Oscar Wilde.
272 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2024
About the author
Oscar Wilde
5,968 books39.7k followersOscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles.
Wilde tried his hand at various literary activities: he wrote a play, published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on "The English Renaissance" in art and interior decoration, and then returned to London where he lectured on his American travels and wrote reviews for various periodicals. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into what would be his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Wilde returned to drama, writing Salome (1891) in French while in Paris, but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Undiscouraged, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late-Victorian London.
At the height of his fame and success, while An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) were still being performed in London, Wilde issued a civil writ against John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel hearings unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and criminal prosecution for gross indecency with other males. The jury was unable to reach a verdict and so a retrial was ordered. In the second trial Wilde was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis (published posthumously in abridged form in 1905), a long letter that discusses his spiritual journey through his trials and is a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. On the day of his release, he caught the overnight steamer to France, never to return to Britain or Ireland. In France and Italy, he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.
Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles.
Wilde tried his hand at various literary activities: he wrote a play, published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on "The English Renaissance" in art and interior decoration, and then returned to London where he lectured on his American travels and wrote reviews for various periodicals. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into what would be his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Wilde returned to drama, writing Salome (1891) in French while in Paris, but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Undiscouraged, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late-Victorian London.
At the height of his fame and success, while An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) were still being performed in London, Wilde issued a civil writ against John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel hearings unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and criminal prosecution for gross indecency with other males. The jury was unable to reach a verdict and so a retrial was ordered. In the second trial Wilde was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis (published posthumously in abridged form in 1905), a long letter that discusses his spiritual journey through his trials and is a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. On the day of his release, he caught the overnight steamer to France, never to return to Britain or Ireland. In France and Italy, he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.
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December 17, 2021
¿Estamos (probablemente) ante una de mis lecturas favoritas de este año? ¡Lo estamos!
Me ha encantado este libro. Al principio creía que no se trataba de un libro para mí y que me iba a resultar aburrido, pese a que la película me ha encantado, pero estaba totalmente equivocada y ha sido una maravilla.
Mi personaje favorito ha sido, sin lugar a dudas, Henry Wotton. De hecho, la mayoría de las frases que he marcado han sido parte de diálogos suyos.
No obstante, el final me ha decepcionado un poco, lo que no quiere decir que no me haya gustado, pero me esperaba un gran cierre cargado de drama, como a mí bien me gusta.
Además, el personaje de Dorian Gray no me ha gustado del todo, pues en varias ocasiones lograba sacarme de quicio.
Puntuación: ⭐⭐⭐⭐'5.
Me ha encantado este libro. Al principio creía que no se trataba de un libro para mí y que me iba a resultar aburrido, pese a que la película me ha encantado, pero estaba totalmente equivocada y ha sido una maravilla.
Mi personaje favorito ha sido, sin lugar a dudas, Henry Wotton. De hecho, la mayoría de las frases que he marcado han sido parte de diálogos suyos.
No obstante, el final me ha decepcionado un poco, lo que no quiere decir que no me haya gustado, pero me esperaba un gran cierre cargado de drama, como a mí bien me gusta.
Además, el personaje de Dorian Gray no me ha gustado del todo, pues en varias ocasiones lograba sacarme de quicio.
Puntuación: ⭐⭐⭐⭐'5.
March 7, 2020
Tremenda novela de Oscar Wilde.
De forma notable critica los estereotipos de belleza y juventud de la sociedad, y de como finalmente estos atributos superficiales no son esenciales ni fundamentales por sí solos en ningun caso, pudiendo además ser nuestra perdición si los tenemos como nuestro principal objetivo en la vida.
De forma notable critica los estereotipos de belleza y juventud de la sociedad, y de como finalmente estos atributos superficiales no son esenciales ni fundamentales por sí solos en ningun caso, pudiendo además ser nuestra perdición si los tenemos como nuestro principal objetivo en la vida.
June 1, 2026
Me da curiosidad saber como sería Dorian Gray en la vida real.
Me gusta mucho conocer un libro que hable sobre el temor a envejecer y que ironía que sea escrito desde hace años.
Me gusta mucho conocer un libro que hable sobre el temor a envejecer y que ironía que sea escrito desde hace años.
June 6, 2026
El retrato de Dorian Grey me ha parecido un libro tan bueno como incómodo. Lo he vivido intensamente, pero al mismo tiempo tenía ganas de que acabara. Y es que lo he encontrado perturbador. Un libro que ahonda en la corrupción del alma, que hace gala del cinismo más insensible, con un protagonista que se hunde en ese pozo con plena consciencia, pero sin poder evitarlo. Mueve a la reflexión: sobre la amistad, sobre la vanidad, sobre la belleza, sobre el hedonismo, sobre las apariencias, sobre la soberbia... Es rico, pero te deja tan mal cuerpo que te preguntas si no se te habrá pegado algo del mal fario de ese pobre desgraciado de Dorian Grey.
June 21, 2025
Me encantó este libro, una mezcla de pensamientos complejos del ser humano, la belleza, la vanidad, el placer y finalmente, misterio y terror. Me encantaron las reflexiones abordadas a lo largo del libro, la degradación que va sufriendo Dorian a lo largo de los años, producto de su vanidad y su ego. El final fue algo abrupto, pero bastante acertado para mí. Este libro también me ayudo a comprender un poco los pensamientos y sentimientos de Oscar Wilde, ya que de acuerdo con su vida, siento que plasmo mucho de sus deseos en esta obra.
June 23, 2026
Al principio es un poco denso al leer, pero una vez que la historia va tomando forma, se lee rapidísimo.
Me ha encantado la historia y los personajes.
Es uno de los mejores clásicos que he leído.
Recomendado!
Me ha encantado la historia y los personajes.
Es uno de los mejores clásicos que he leído.
Recomendado!
July 27, 2021
Las desventuras de Dorian Gray ese dandi paradigmático y ocurrente obsesionado con lo efímero y su pánico a envejecer nos envuelve en una historia dramática y hasta cierto punto triste.
July 11, 2023
Después de esta historia, mis libros favoritos tiemblan en su puesto.
Es fascinante
Es fascinante
May 14, 2024
que maravilla
January 10, 2026
increíble
June 14, 2026
El menor libro que he leído.
June 16, 2026
De locos
June 23, 2026
Es muy fácil describir este libro: belleza, error y reflexión en cada página. Clásico 100% recomendado y una edición preciosa, lo amé.
February 25, 2026
Cosas que me han gustado
- reflexiones sobre la belleza y juventud
- lugares de Londres
Cosas que no me han gustado
- el amigo
- los comentarios del amigo sobre las mujeres
- los personajes
- que es un poco lento
Nota dentro del libro
- reflexiones sobre la belleza y juventud
- lugares de Londres
Cosas que no me han gustado
- el amigo
- los comentarios del amigo sobre las mujeres
- los personajes
- que es un poco lento
Nota dentro del libro
December 14, 2025
Me gustó mucho el desarrollo frívolo que tiene Dorian durante la historia. Por otro lado, Harry me provocó sentimientos encontrados ya que si bien ciertas ideas tienen su filosofía, es un personaje manipulador y sexista.
September 2, 2023
Me encanta este libro, aunque sufro tanto cuando Dorian comienza a cometer tantos crímenes. Solo no le doy la última estrella, porque no soporto a Lord Henry Wotton
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May 28, 2023
This is literally my fav book of all time,,, Oscar why did u write so little uGHHH
March 28, 2026
De mis favoritos
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