2. Born: 16th October 1854. Dublin, Ireland
Died: 30th November 1900. Paris, France.
Oscar Fingal o'Flahertie Wills Wilde was a Irish
writer and poet. He became one of London's
most
popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
Today he is remembered for his epigrams and
plays, and the circumstances of his
imprisonment because of his romance with a
young boy.
3. - The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895
- Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892
- The Happy Prince and Other Stories, 1888
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories (The Canterville Ghost we read
the book last year), 1891
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing
as the lead story in "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine" on 20th June 1890.
First edition
5. - Dorian Gray – Is a handsome young man who becomes friend of Lord Henry and
then gives his soul to the devil to be young forever.
- Basil Hallward – A young artist and Dorian’s friend. He paints the portrait of
Dorian.
- Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton –Initially, he is a friend of Basil but later becomes
more interested in Dorian’s beauty. He always says that only matters pleasure.
- Sibyl Vane – Is a beautiful young and talent actress but poor. She falls in love
with Dorian.
6. Dorian Gray is a young man considered perfect. Dorian gives his soul to the devil
to be young forever. Then, he begins to be a worse person. When he starts to do
bad things, his actions appear in the picture as the years go by. While Dorian stays
young forever, the picture looks older and uglier, showing his real soul.
This picture is from the film Dorian Gray,
2009.
7. Dorian Gray is a 2009 British fantasy-thriller drama film based on Oscar Wilde's
1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. This version is directed by Oliver Parker.
8. We chose this book because we know something about this story but we haven't
read the book and we found it interesting to work about it.
We like the story because it's original and we like fantasy genre.
We will recommend it because it's very interesting.
You will enjoy reading it!
