The Picture of Dorian Gray, mit 1 Audio-CD. Level 4 (A2/B1): Helbling Readers Blue Series / Level 4

by Elspeth Rawstron (Adapter), Oscar Wilde

"You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know." Ñ From The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray, including the themes namely morality of sensuality and hedonism in Victorianism, decadence of the English upper-class and aestheticism, is the only novel and main prose work by Oscar Wilde. The handling along with the art implications may be read not only as a proclamation of aestheticism, but also a criticism of it. Being one of the most popular and most read novels of English literature, it tells the story of a character with an eerie personality, who sells his soul in order to rescue his beauty. Oscar Wilde with this spectacular novel, a classic of its time, gives a new dimension to the fantasy with its picture of immortality and combines wit and morality with a background of beautiful phrasing and truly delightful descriptions.

174 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1890

Reviews

[CryingRainbowdrops · Rating 1 out of 5]

actually it was an 1.5 stars read but because i was so disappointed by me not liking it that i gave it 1 star.
the only interesting thing about this story was reading it while having oscar wilde's life and political opinion in the back of my mind. something i got only to do because this edition features a more throughout introduction to the author.
thanks god it was so short. i'd probably have dnf it. yes, wilde's numerous plays could have been an indication to me: very basic writing style. and also, he's against moral writings? then what the hell was that? not a novel about how being vain is gonna ruin your life? yeah, that's exactly what i thought...