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Bogdan Lebedev Jane Gray

History
English
5349 Words
Ages 16 and up
59
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Nine-day Queen Jane Gray, who fell out of the story. What do we know about her ?? The [more]

Keywords: Jane, Gray, Queen, England, Mary, Nine

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Priscilla Laster Two Shades of Gray

Fiction
English
17363 Words
Ages 18 and up
7
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Perhaps there's a moment in everyone's life when they need to explore a piece of themselves they've been [more]

Keywords: Erotica, Interracial, Lesbian, Lesbian Erotica, Shades of Gray, Romance

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Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray

Fiction
English
79058 Words
No Age Recommendation
29871
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This classic twisting tale all starts with a portrait of a beautiful young man, Dorian Gray. Click "Read [more]

Keywords: Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, Wilde, painting, portrait, picture, Gray

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Oscar Wilde Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray / The Picture of Dorian Gray

Zweisprachige Ausgabe: Deutsch - Englisch / Bilingual Edition: German - English

Fiction
German
157957 Words
No Age Recommendation
167
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Diese Ausgabe enthält sowohl die deutsche Übersetzung als auch den englischen Originaltext. "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray" (Originaltitel: "The Picture of Dorian Gray") ist der einzige Roman des irischen Schriftstellers Oscar Wilde. Eine erste Fassung erschien 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine aus Philadelphia, 1891 wurde bei dem Londoner Verlag Ward, Lock and Co. die heute bekannte, überarbeitete und erweiterte Fassung in Buchform veröffentlicht. Der seinerzeit als anrüchig geltende Roman war auch Gegenstand des Unzuchtprozesses gegen Wilde. Die Hauptfigur, der reiche und schöne Dorian Gray, besitzt ein Porträt, das statt seiner altert und in das sich die Spuren seiner Sünden einschreiben. Während Gray immer maßloser und grausamer wird, bleibt sein Äußeres dennoch jung und makellos schön. Der Roman gilt als Oscar Wildes Prosahauptwerk. Themen sind die Moralität von Sinnlichkeit und Hedonismus im Viktorianismus und die Dekadenz der englischen Oberschicht. Außerdem lassen sich die Handlung und die eingearbeiteten Kunstbemerkungen sowohl als Proklamation wie auch als Kritik des Ästhetizismus lesen, einer literarischen Strömung des Fin de siècle. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1891), by Oscar Wilde, was first published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine". As submitted by Wilde to the magazine, the editors feared the story was indecent, and deleted five hundred words before publication — without Wilde's knowledge. Despite that censorship, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press. Wilde revised and expanded the magazine edition of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890) for publication as a novel; the book edition (1891) featured an aphoristic preface — an apologia about the art of the novel and the reader. The content, style, and presentation of the preface made it famous in its own literary right, as social and cultural criticism. In April 1891, the editorial house Ward, Lock and Company published the revised version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray". The only novel written by Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" exists in two versions, the 1890 magazine edition and the 1891 book edition, the story he submitted for serial publication in "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine". As literature of the 19th century, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is an example of Gothic fiction with strong themes interpreted from the legendary "Faust". [more]

Keywords: oscar wilde, bildnis des dorian gray, picture of dorian gray, salome, importance of being earnest, dorian gray

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Oscar Wilde Le Portrait de Dorian Gray / The Picture of Dorian Gray

Édition bilingue: français - anglais / Bilingual Edition: French - English

Fiction
French
157053 Words
No Age Recommendation
536
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Cette édition contient la traduction française et le texte original en anglais. "Le Portrait de Dorian Gray" ("The Picture of Dorian Gray") est un roman d'Oscar Wilde, publié en 1890 (révisé en 1891) et écrit dans le contexte de l'époque victorienne. L'auteur y inclut des thèmes relevant de l'esthétique tels que l'art, la beauté, la jeunesse, la morale, l'hédonisme, etc. Le roman est fantastique, mais aussi philosophique, et met en lumière la personnalité équivoque du dandy irlandais ainsi que le courant décadentiste, ce qui suscite de virulents échanges de lettres entre Wilde et plusieurs journaux très critiques jugeant l'œuvre "répugnante". C'est également l'unique roman de Wilde dans toute sa carrière. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1891), by Oscar Wilde, was first published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine". As submitted by Wilde to the magazine, the editors feared the story was indecent, and deleted five hundred words before publication — without Wilde's knowledge. Despite that censorship, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press. Wilde revised and expanded the magazine edition of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890) for publication as a novel; the book edition (1891) featured an aphoristic preface — an apologia about the art of the novel and the reader. The content, style, and presentation of the preface made it famous in its own literary right, as social and cultural criticism. In April 1891, the editorial house Ward, Lock and Company published the revised version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray". The only novel written by Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" exists in two versions, the 1890 magazine edition and the 1891 book edition, the story he submitted for serial publication in "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine". As literature of the 19th century, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is an example of Gothic fiction with strong themes interpreted from the legendary "Faust". [more]

Keywords: oscar wilde, portrait de dorian gray, picture of dorian gray, salome, importance d'etre constant, importance of being earnest, dorian gray

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Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray

Fiction
English
78934 Words
Ages 16 and up
378
2

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The magazine's editors feared the story was indecent as submitted, so they censored roughly 500 words, without Wilde's knowledge, before publication. But even with that, the story was still greeted with outrage by British reviewers, some of whom suggested that Wilde should be prosecuted on moral grounds, leading Wilde to defend the novel aggressively in letters to the British press. The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian (whimsically) expresses a desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than he. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, and when he subsequently pursues a life of debauchery, the portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. The Picture of Dorian Gray is considered a work of classic Gothic fiction with a strong Faustian theme. [more]

Keywords: the picture of dorian gray, oscar wilde, dorian gray, satire, gothic fiction, classic literature

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Oscar Wilde Le Portrait de Dorian Gray

Fiction
French
77635 Words
No Age Recommendation
131
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"Le Portrait de Dorian Gray" ("The Picture of Dorian Gray") est un roman d'Oscar Wilde, publié en 1890 (révisé en 1891) et écrit dans le contexte de l'époque victorienne. L'auteur y inclut des thèmes relevant de l'esthétique tels que l'art, la beauté, la jeunesse, la morale, l'hédonisme, etc. Le roman est fantastique, mais aussi philosophique, et met en lumière la personnalité équivoque du dandy irlandais ainsi que le courant décadentiste, ce qui suscite de virulents échanges de lettres entre Wilde et plusieurs journaux très critiques jugeant l'œuvre "répugnante". C'est également l'unique roman de Wilde dans toute sa carrière. [more]

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Thomas Gray Select Poems of Thomas Gray

Fiction
English
34737 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor [more]

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Oscar Wilde El retrato de Dorian Gray

Fiction
Spanish
78303 Words
No Age Recommendation
284
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"El retrato de Dorian Gray" (original en inglés: "The Picture of Dorian Gray") es una novela escrita por el autor irlandés Oscar Wilde, publicada en el Lippincott's Monthly Magazine el 20 de junio de 1890. Posteriormente, Wilde revisaría la obra, haría varias modificaciones y agregaría nuevos capítulos. La versión modificada fue publicada por "Ward, Lock, and Company" en abril de 1891. "Ward, Lock, and Company" reeditó el libro en 1891 y nuevamente en 1895. Luego, Charles Carrington compró los derechos de la obra y la editó en 1901, 1905 y 1908. En 1908 y 1909, aparece una edición ilustrada por Paul Thiriat, Brendon & Son, Ltd. En 1913, 1916 y 1918, la novela es editada por Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd., con una nota bibliográfica sobre las ediciones citadas y una advertencia sobre la existencia de ediciones piratas que se caracterizaban por la ausencia del prefacio y por la "mutilación de muchos pasajes". "El retrato de Dorian Gray" es considerada una de las últimas obras clásicas de la novela de terror gótica con una fuerte temática faustiana, además muestra un pintor con afecto íntimo y directo con el personaje principal. El libro causó controversia cuando fue publicado por primera vez; sin embargo, es considerado en la actualidad como "uno de los clásicos modernos de la literatura occidental." [more]

Keywords: oscar wilde, retrato de dorian gray, picture of dorian gray, salome, importancia de llamarse ernesto, importance of being earnest, dorian gray

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Thomas Gray Select Poems of Thomas Gray

Fiction
English
38006 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor [more]

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