The Picture of Dorian Gray (eBook, ePUB) - Wilde, Oscar
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Oscar Wilde's only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the…mehr

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Oscar Wilde's only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.

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Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde), est un écrivain britannique d'origine irlandaise, né à Dublin le 16 octobre 1854 et mort à Paris le 30 novembre 1900 à l'âge de 46 ans. En 1895, le marquis de Queenberry, père de lord Alfred Douglas qui est l'amant de Wilde, dénonce publiquement l'homosexualité de Wilde. Wilde lui fait trois procès en diffamation qu'il perd. Il est condamné pour « grave immoralité » à une peine et de deux ans de travaux forcés à la prison de Reading (sud de l'Angleterre). Ruiné, abandonné par tous ceux qui lui faisaient la fête, Wilde écrit alors Ballade de la geôle de Reading (1898). Après avoir purgé sa peine, il quitte le Royaume-Uni et s'exile à Paris. Malgré l'aide matérielle de ses amis (dont André Gide), il meurt en 1900, dans le dénuement le plus total.
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