Picture of Dorian Gray - Michael Patrick Gillespie, Oscar Wilde - Paperback - FICTION - ENGLISH - 9780393927542

Summary: This Norton Critical Edition is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott's and the 1891 book versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray, allowing students to compare the two published versions with the editorial guidance of Michael Patrick Gillespie. Academic Level : Scholarly/Undergraduate Author : Oscar Wilde, Michael Patrick Gillespie Binding : Paperback BISAC Subject : Fiction / Classics, Fiction / Psychological, Fiction / Suspense Book Type : FICTION Dewey : 823/.8 Edition : 2 Geographic Designator : Great Britain/British Isles, Ireland Language : ENGLISH LCCN : 2006046642 Library Subject : 1854-1900, Appearance (Philosophy), Conduct of life, Didactic fiction, Fiction, Picture of Dorian Gray, Portraits, Wilde, Oscar, Pages : 517, xv, 517 p. ; Place of Publication : United States Publication Date : 09/12/2006 Series : NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONS Subject Development : Fiction - Coming of Age, Fiction-Classics Textual Format : Critical Edition Table of Contents Preface ix A Note on the Texts xv The Texts of The Picture of Dorian Gray The Preface 3 (2) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) 5 (180) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) 185 (114) Backgrounds 299 (46) From Against Nature 303 (8) Joris-Karl Huysmans From Leonardo Da Vinci 311 (18) Walter Pater Conclusion [The Renaissance] 326 (3) From The Critic as Artist 329 (16) Oscar Wilde From The Decay of Lying 337 (8) Reviews and Reactions 345 (40) A Study in Puppydom (June 24, 1890) 352 (3) St. James's Gazette To the Editor of the St. James's Gazette (June 25, 1890) 355 (1) Oscar Wilde Editorial Note (June 25, 1890) 356 (1) St. James's Gazette To the Editor of the St. James's Gazette (June 26, 1890) 357 (2) Oscar Wilde Editorial Note (June 26, 1890) 359 (1) St. James's Gazette To the Editor of the St. James's Gazette (June 27, 1890) 360 (2) Oscar Wilde Editorial Note (September 24, 1890) 362 (1) St. James's Gazette Review (June 30, 1890) 362 (2) Daily Chronicle To the Editor of the Daily Chronicle (June 30, 1890) 364 (2) Oscar Wilde From Reviews and Magazines (July 5, 1890) 366 (1) Scots Observer To the Editor of the Scots Observer (July 9, 1890) 366 (2) Oscar Wilde The Romance of the Impossible 368 (4) Julian Hawthorne A Novel by Mr. Oscar Wilde 372 (4) Walter Pater Art versus Morality: Dorian Gray on Trial 376 (9) From Edward Carson's Cross-Examination of Wilde (First Trial) 376 (7) From Edward Carson's Opening Speech for the Defense (First Trial) 383 (2) Criticism 385 (126) Picturing Dorian Gray: Resistant Readings in Wilde's Novel 387 (16) Michael Patrick Gillespie Sexual Politics and the Aesthetics of Crime: Oscar Wilde in the Nineties 403 (20) Simon Joyce Oscar Wilde's First Manuscript of The Picture of Dorian Gray 423 (10) Donald L. Lawler Character Design in The Picture of Dorian Gray 433 (21) Sheldon W. Liebman The Picture of Dorian Gray as Irish National Tale 454 (16) Maureen O'Connor The Phenomenon of Aging in Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray: A Lacanian View 470 (20) Ellie Ragland-Sullivan Oscar Wilde's Aesthetic Gothic: Walter Pater, Dark Enlightenment, and The Picture of Dorian Gray 490 (21) John Paul Riquelme Oscar Wilde: A Chronology 511 (4) Selected Bibliography 515