The Picture of Dorian Gray caused outrage when it was first published in 1890 and marked the onset of Oscar Wilde's own fatal reutation and eventual downfall.An evocative portrayal of London life and a powerful blast against the hypocrisies of Victorian polite society it has become one of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated works,full of the flamboyant wit for which he is justly renowned.

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY OF OSCAR WILDE'S

  LIFE AND WORK

HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF The Picture of

 Dorian Gray

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

DE PROFUNDIS

THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL

NOTES

INTERPRETIVE NOTES

CRITICAL EXCERPTS

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE

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