The initial reception of the novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' through the victorian public. An analysis of the standards of the literary critic
Autor: | Dominik Wohlfarth |
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EAN: | 9783638194075 |
eBook Format: | ePUB/PDF |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 12.06.2003 |
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Schlagworte: | Dorian Gray Oscar Picture Proseminar Wilde |
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Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3 (B), University of Freiburg (English Faculty), course: Oscar Wilde Proseminar, language: English, abstract: This paper will be separated into three main parts. The first examines late-Victorian moral values, literary standards as well as Oscar Wilde´s view of art and its criticism.
The second part explores reactions of the audience, especially the press, to Wilde´s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray..
The third part then critically analyses these arguments and explains the role Victorian values and the resulting literary expectation played in the criticism.