The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue of this magazine. Wilde later revised this edition, making several alterations, and adding new chapters; the amended version was published by Ward, Lock, and Company in April 1891.
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a
painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty
and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible
for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of
Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a
new hedonism,
Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty
and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will
fade, Dorian (whimsically) expresses a desire to sell his soul to ensure
the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than he. Dorian's wish
is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a
reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging.
El segundo libro en inglés que leo desde que voy a la Escuela de Idiomas, este me ha gustado muchísimo más, ¡me ha encantado! tengo que seguir leyendo en inglés, que la verdad que me viene muy bien y con los CDs me encanta porque escucho la pronunciación a la vez que lo leo y yo creo que es muy interesante.
Anina
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