« Le Portrait de Dorian Gray est du faux art ; il est faux pour la nature humaine, car son héros est un monstre ; Monsieur Wilde a de l’esprit, de l’art, du style, mais s’il ne peut écrire que pour les nobles hors-la-loi et les petits télégraphistes pervertis, plutôt il prendra le métier de tailleur, mieux cela vaudra pour sa réputation personnelle et pour la moralité publique. »
The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Original 1890 Uncensored Edition + The Expanded and Revised 1891 Edition)
The Picture of Dorian Gray : et si votre portrait vieillissait à votre place ? Ce chef-d'œuvre gothique et décadent d'Oscar Wilde explore la beauté, la corruption et le prix de l'éternelle jeunesse.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel by Oscar Wilde, was first published in 1890. A substantially revised and expanded edition was published in April 1891. For the new edition, Wilde revised the content of the novel's existing chapters, divided the final chapter into two chapters, and created six entirely new additional chapters. Whereas the original edition of the novel contains 13 chapters, the revised edition of the novel contains 20 chapters. The 1891 version was expanded from 13 to 20 chapters, but also toned down, particularly in some of its overt homoerotic aspects. Also, chapters 3, 5, and 15 to 18 are entirely new in the 1891 version, and chapter 13 from the first edition is split in two (becoming chapters 19 and 20).
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Dorian is selected for his remarkable physical beauty, and Basil becomes strongly infatuated with Dorian, believing that his beauty is responsible for a new mode of art. The Picture of Dorian Gray is considered one of the last works of classic gothic horror fiction with a strong Faustian theme. It deals with the artistic movement of the decadents, and homosexuality, both of which caused some controversy when the book was first published. However, in modern times, the book has been referred to as "one of the modern classics of Western literature".
Oscar Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his only novel (The Picture of Dorian Gray), his plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel by Oscar Wilde, was first published in 1890. A substantially revised and expanded edition was published in April 1891. For the new edition, Wilde revised the content of the novel's existing chapters, divided the final chapter into two chapters, and created six entirely new additional chapters. Whereas the original edition of the novel contains 13 chapters, the revised edition of the novel contains 20 chapters. The 1891 version was expanded from 13 to 20 chapters, but also toned down, particularly in some of its overt homoerotic aspects. Also, chapters 3, 5, and 15 to 18 are entirely new in the 1891 version, and chapter 13 from the first edition is split in two (becoming chapters 19 and 20).
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Dorian is selected for his remarkable physical beauty, and Basil becomes strongly infatuated with Dorian, believing that his beauty is responsible for a new mode of art. The Picture of Dorian Gray is considered one of the last works of classic gothic horror fiction with a strong Faustian theme. It deals with the artistic movement of the decadents, and homosexuality, both of which caused some controversy when the book was first published. However, in modern times, the book has been referred to as "one of the modern classics of Western literature".
Oscar Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his only novel (The Picture of Dorian Gray), his plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
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Ce livre offre une plongée unique dans l'univers gothique et décadent d'Oscar Wilde, avec une réflexion profonde sur la beauté, la morale et la jeunesse éternelle. La double édition permet de comparer le texte original, plus audacieux et controversé, avec la version révisée de 1891, souvent considérée comme plus aboutie. C'est aussi l'occasion de découvrir un classique de la littérature anglaise, souvent cité comme l'un des romans les plus influents du XIXe siècle.
Le roman aborde des thèmes majeurs comme l'esthétisme, la quête de la beauté absolue, la dualité entre apparence et réalité, et la corruption morale. Il explore aussi l'influence néfaste de l'hédonisme, la peur du vieillissement, et la question de la responsabilité de l'artiste. Enfin, le livre interroge la société victorienne et ses tabous, notamment à travers des sous-textes homoérotiques.
Ce livre s'adresse aux amateurs de littérature classique, gothique et décadente, ainsi qu'aux passionnés d'Oscar Wilde et de son style unique. Il conviendra aussi aux lecteurs intéressés par les questions philosophiques sur l'art, la morale et la nature humaine. La double édition est particulièrement utile pour les étudiants ou chercheurs en littérature.
Vous pourrez interroger le smartbook sur les différences entre les deux versions du texte, les inspirations d'Oscar Wilde, les thèmes clés comme l'esthétisme ou la corruption, ou encore sur les personnages emblématiques comme Dorian Gray, Lord Henry Wotton ou Basil Hallward. Vous pourrez aussi demander des analyses de passages spécifiques ou des explications sur le contexte historique et littéraire de l'œuvre.
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« Subversif, immoral, vicieux : c'est peu dire que Le Portrait de Dorian Gray, paru en Angleterre en 1890, a choqué l'élite victorienne de la fin du XIXe siècle. »
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