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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel, first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in July 1890 and issued in an expanded book form in April 1891. Its preface, defending art for art's sake, became famous in its own right as a literary manifesto of Aestheticism. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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General 1
Original Language
English 1
Composed, From (Year)
from 1890 1
Serialized in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890; the expanded book edition followed in 1891.
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Oscar Wilde, Authors
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Gothic Fiction, Genres
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1. The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wikipedia)
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  • Preface section
    The content, style, and presentation of the preface made it famous in its own right as a literary and artistic manifesto in support of artists' rights and art for art's sake.
  • Lead
    The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic horror novel by Irish author Oscar Wilde.
  • Original language statement
    The Guardian listed it among the 100 best novels ever written in English, and the book has inspired the Dorian Awards since 2009.
  • Authored By: Oscar Wilde, Lead section
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