The picture of Dorian Gray
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Contributors
Bristow, Joseph, editor.
Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2006].
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
xlii, 229 pages ; 20 cm.
Status
More Details
Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2006].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
New edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.7, 14 Points
Level 7.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure
970
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiv-xxxvii).
Description
Spellbound before his own portrait, Dorian Gray utters a fateful wish. In exchange for eternal youth he gives his soul, to be corrupted by the malign influence of his mentor, the aesthete and hedonist Lord Henry Wotton. The novel was met with moral outrage by contemporary critics who, dazzled perhaps by Wilde's brilliant style, may have confused the author with his creation, Lord Henry, to whom even Dorian protests, 'You cut life to pieces with your epigrams.' Encouraged by Lord Henry to substitute pleasure for goodness and art for reality, Dorian tries to watch impassively as he brings misery and death to those who love him. But the picture is watching him, and, made hideous by the marks of sin, it confronts Dorian with the reflection of his fall from grace, the silent bearer of what is in effect a devastating moral judgement.
Target Audience
970L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.7,14,SD,Quiz 8668,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.7,14,8668.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.7,14,SD,Quiz 8668,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilde, O., & Bristow, J. (2006). The picture of Dorian Gray (New edition.). Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 and Joseph, Bristow. 2006. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 and Joseph, Bristow. The Picture of Dorian Gray Oxford University Press, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilde, Oscar, and Joseph Bristow. The Picture of Dorian Gray New edition., Oxford University Press, 2006.
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