The Picture of Dorian Gray: Quick Context
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- The Picture of Dorian Gray: Quick Context
- Biographical
- Spokes-person for Aesthetic Movement
- "Art for art's sake"
- Height of fame = celebrity within London soc. known for flamboyance and wit
- LORD HENRY: external / performative aspect of Wilde's psyche
- Convicted and later imprisoned for 'gross indecency with men' 1895-97
- Left him bankrupt + notorious rep.
- Upon release, spent last of life in Paris living in obscurity
- Extracts from TPODG used in his trial as evidence of indecency
- Spokes-person for Aesthetic Movement
- Publication / Reception / Inspiration
- Published 1890, revised 1891
- 1890 ver. offended moral sensibilities of British reviewers; "immoral and scandalous"
- Revised ver. added Wilde's aphoristic preface and 6 additional chapters
- Preface anticipates some of the criticism and answers critics who charge TPODG with being an immoral tale
- Published 1890, revised 1891
- Key Terms
- Fin de Siècle
- Degeneration
- Decadence
- Aestheticism
- Duality
- Freudian reading
- Id, Ego, Superego
- Immorality
- Morality
- The Yellow Book (Á Rebours)
- Biographical
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