Presenting
Oscar Wylde
The
Picture
Of
Dorian
Grey
1. Oscar Wilde
- Born in 1854 in Dublin
- After his Oxford graduation he moved to London
- His Oxford connections introduced him to the upper-class
- Leader of the Aesthetic Movement and as such was invited to the US for a series of lectures
The Aesthetic MovementThe Aesthetic Movement flourished in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s and was important equally in fine and applied arts. The aesthetic movement championed pure beauty and ‘art for art’s sake’ emphasising the visual and sensual qualities of art and design over practical, moral or narrative considerations
Wilde's DandyAs he refused the way of living of his society he was not interested in the society that was around him. So he played an important role in his society, the role of a dandy. Dandy is an artist who comes from aristocracy, with intelligent attitudes and feelings of superiority. Moreover, his way of dressing is always elegant first of all because his aim is that of showing his superiority, but the most important reason is because he wants to shock Victorian society, in order to attract people’s attention.
The perfect Dandy
Oscar Wilde was the perfect dandy, a man for whom perfection in dress was as important as perfection in art.
PlotThe Picture of Dorian Gray is about a young man named Dorian Gray who has a portrait of himself which was painted by Basil Hallward. One day in Basil's garden, Dorian Gray meets a man named Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry Wotton makes Dorian Gray believe that the only thing important in life is beauty. However, Dorian realizes that he will become less beautiful as he grows older. Thorugh his wish, the portrait becomes old in his place. Dorian then sells his soul, but not on purpose.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Wylde's only novel, it was published in 1891
- It's the work that best sum up the aesthetic theories about a life of sensation and pleasure
- "The man of taste" is above common morality
Dorian kills the portrait and himself
By stabbing the portrait Dorian kills himself. The portrait represents the person he really is, that is, the evil he has always hidden from everybody.
Oscar Wilde
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Transcript
Presenting
Oscar Wylde
The
Picture
Of
Dorian
Grey
1. Oscar Wilde
The Aesthetic MovementThe Aesthetic Movement flourished in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s and was important equally in fine and applied arts. The aesthetic movement championed pure beauty and ‘art for art’s sake’ emphasising the visual and sensual qualities of art and design over practical, moral or narrative considerations
Wilde's DandyAs he refused the way of living of his society he was not interested in the society that was around him. So he played an important role in his society, the role of a dandy. Dandy is an artist who comes from aristocracy, with intelligent attitudes and feelings of superiority. Moreover, his way of dressing is always elegant first of all because his aim is that of showing his superiority, but the most important reason is because he wants to shock Victorian society, in order to attract people’s attention.
The perfect Dandy
Oscar Wilde was the perfect dandy, a man for whom perfection in dress was as important as perfection in art.
PlotThe Picture of Dorian Gray is about a young man named Dorian Gray who has a portrait of himself which was painted by Basil Hallward. One day in Basil's garden, Dorian Gray meets a man named Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry Wotton makes Dorian Gray believe that the only thing important in life is beauty. However, Dorian realizes that he will become less beautiful as he grows older. Thorugh his wish, the portrait becomes old in his place. Dorian then sells his soul, but not on purpose.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dorian kills the portrait and himself
By stabbing the portrait Dorian kills himself. The portrait represents the person he really is, that is, the evil he has always hidden from everybody.