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Informationen zum Autor Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and then at Magdalen College Oxford where he started the cult of 'Aestheticism', which involves making an art of life. Following his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he published several books of stories ostensibly for children and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). Wilde's first success as a playwright was with Lady Windemere's Fan in 1892. He followed this up with A Woman of No Importance , An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest , all performed on the London stage between 1892 and 1895. However Wilde's homosexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas was exposed by the young man's father, the Marquis of Queensbury. Wilde brought a libel suit against Queensbury but lost and was sentenced to two year's imprisonment. He was released in 1897 and fled to France where he died a broken man in 1900. Klappentext A dark masterpiece of Gothic horror and Victorian decadence, Oscar Wilde's scandalous novel delves into the depths of the soul. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring an afterword by the playwright and actor Peter Harness. Dorian Gray is young, arrogant, and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realisation that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms forever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. A philosophically profound work of Gothic fiction, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a gripping tale of aestheticism, decadence, and the duality of the soul set in fin-de-siècle London. With its vivid characters and evocative prose, Wilde's only novel has captivated readers for over a century. A beautiful collector's edition of Oscar Wilde's truly brilliant Gothic novel Zusammenfassung A beautiful collector's edition of Oscar Wilde's truly brilliant Gothic novel...
