Today on Wednesday’s book excerpt we revisit for the final occasion Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. In our last encounter with Wilde’s only novel we explored Lord Henry’s enlightening views on humanity and science. The following dialogue between…
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Humanity and Seriousness – Oscar Wilde
The following dialogue adds another fascinating insight to Lord Henry’s character in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The last time, we explored Henry’s pleasure of influencing and misleading people. This week we broaden our image of Henry by…
Tagged with: Humanity and Seriousnes, Lord henry, oscar wilde, the picture of Dorian Gray
Posted in Reading, Science
Posted in Reading, Science
‘Youth is the One Thing Worth Having’ – The Picture of Dorian Gray
When the decadent Lord Henry Wotton warns the irresistible young Dorian Gray that he really should not get sunburnt, his forthcoming remarks regarding youth and beauty are unashamedly brash but correct none the less. In the opinion of this poster…
Tagged with: Beauty, oscar wilde, the happy prince, the picture of Dorian Gray, Youth
Posted in Reading, Reflections
Posted in Reading, Reflections
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