The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde's Dark Tale of Beauty, Corruption, and Eternal Youth (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

What if your mirror always loved you-even as your soul decayed?
In Oscar Wilde's sole novel, the charismatic Dorian Gray trades conscience for perpetual beauty after a fateful wish before Basil Hallward's masterpiece portrait. Guided by the hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian plunges into opium dens, forbidden affairs, and casual cruelty-while the hidden portrait records every scar his flesh should bear.

What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:

- A Faustian Bargain of Beauty for Morality - Witness Dorian's transformation from innocent muse to decadent predator.
- Razor-Sharp Social Satire - Wilde skewers Victorian hypocrisy with wit still lethal today.
- Themes of Art, Influence, and Duality - Explore questions of identity, responsibility, and the true nature of self.
- A Cornerstone of Gothic Decadence - Influential on horror, queer literature, and modern pop culture.
- Refined, Accessible Prose - Archaic turns smoothed; Wilde's sparkling aphorisms preserved.

If you've ever wondered what you'd risk to stay young forever, Dorian's story is your cautionary mirror.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Oscar Wilde
• Mitarbeit: Tim Zengerink (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: muze Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.06.2025
• EAN: 9781806290536
• ISBN: 978-1-80629-053-6
• Seiten: 246
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Gewicht: 470 g
• Serie: The Library of Alexandria
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur