The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The classic Oscar Wilde story brought to life...

Auteur

Oscar Wilde

Spreker

Gerry O'brien

Speelduur

8 uur 22 min

€ 12,99

Beschrijving

The classic Oscar Wilde story brought to life.

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" begins on a beautiful summer day in Victorian era England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is Basil's ultimate muse. While sitting for the painting, Dorian listens to Lord Henry espousing his hedonistic world view and begins to think that beauty is the only aspect of life worth pursuing, prompting Dorian to wish that his portrait would age instead of himself.
Under Lord Henry's hedonistic influence, Dorian fully explores his sensuality. He discovers the actress Sibyl Vane, who performs Shakespeare plays in a dingy, working-class theatre. Dorian approaches and courts her, and soon proposes marriage. The enamoured Sibyl calls him "Prince Charming", and swoons with the happiness of being loved, but her protective brother, James, warns that if "Prince Charming" harms her, he will murder him.



Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" to name a couple. He was believed to be gay and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

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Imprint

SAGA Egmont

Uitgever

SAGA Egmont

Publicatiedatum

2 november 2020

ISBN

9788726576306

Taal

Engels

Speelduur

8 uur 22 min

Bestandsgrootte

351 MB

Formaat

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Over de auteur

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was een Ierse toneelschrijver en auteur. Hij werd bekend door zijn rol in de esthetische en decadente beweging, en werd gezien als een van de meest succesvolle toneelschrijvers van het Victoriaanse tijdperk. Het portret van Dorian Gray is zijn enige gepubliceerde roman.

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