The Concept of Reality in Oscar Wilde’s the Picture of Dorian Gray
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Oscar Wilde’s novel is regarded as a sort of autobiography that brings (his) life and art together, a self-portrait offering the reader a glimpse at this Irish writer’s inner reality, a mirror that reflects not only Wilde’s image (a partial representation of his self), but also the Victorian society’s in relation to the artist/individual (reality outside the self). Our analysis focuses on the elusive concept of reality, bringing into the equation two other issues: the act of creation and love, both rooted in the rapport between aesthetics and ethics.
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