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JensHouck
Ms.Gardner
English10Period4
17November2014
PerspectivesonArtanditsMasterpiece
ThePictureofDorianGrey,
byOscarWilde

Hawthorne,Julian."TheRomanceoftheImpossible."
Lippincott'sMonthlyMagazine
(September1890):pp.412415.Quotedas"TheRomanceoftheImpossible"inBloom,
Harold,ed.
OscarWilde
,ClassicCriticalViews.NewYork:FactsOnFile,Inc.,2008.
Bloom'sLiterature
.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.16Nov.2014

JulianHawthornesarticlecriticizesthenovelofOscarWildes
ThePictureofDorian
Gray.
ShestartsoffinawarmmannersayingthatallreadersshouldreadWildestext,
andthengoesontoexposeheropinionthatDorianGrayhasalackofcharacterization.
Throughouttherestofherarticle,Hawthornesuppliesstraighttothepointanalysisto
conveyseveralperspectivesthataddtoherstatementthatDorianGraylackscharacter.

Hawthorneasacriticestablishesandexposesthestrengthsandweaknessesinthenovel.
ItunderlinesseveralaspectsthatWildeshouldhavechangedtomakeDorianGraya
morelikeablecharacter.Herinsightfulperspectivesofferanotherviewthatcanhelpthe
readerunderstandthenovelinadifferentlight,inthiscaseherperspectiveshelpthe
readerbetterunderstandDorianandhisflawsasacharacter.


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Flesch,William."Wilde,Oscar."
TheFactsOnFileCompaniontoBritishPoetry,19thCentury.
NewYork:FactsOnFile,Inc.,2009.
Bloom'sLiterature
.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.16
Nov.2014

FleschsbiographyonOscarWildepointshimouttobeaplaywright,novelist,and
critic,aswellasasheerculturalpresence,thanasapoet.Thisarticlestates...hehas
beentakenassomethingofaniconongayaestheticismarolesuitabletohisown
ideals.Theaspectsofaestheticismandartisbroughtupmanytimesthroughtheanalysis
ofWildeslife,oncestatingthataestheticism,forWildeismakinglifeintoart.

ThisarticleoffersstraightforwardandthoughtprovokinginformationofOscarWilde.
TheauthorlaysthearticleinanorganizedfashionthatsimplyoutlinesthelifeofOscar
WildesotheaveragepersoncanclearlyseethemotivesandperspectivesOscarWilde
hadthroughouthislife.Themotivesandperspectivesexpressedfromthearticlegreatly
supportthethemesofhisnovel,
ThePictureofDorianGray
.Themesfromthenovel
suchashomosexualviewsandthesoulofonebindingintoartarecomplementedbythe
conciseexplanationofWildesmotivesandviews.

Fox,Paul."Identityin
ThePictureofDorianGray
."McClintonTemple,Jennifered.
EncyclopediaofThemesinLiterature
.NewYork:InfobasePublishing,2011.
Bloom's
Literature
.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.16Nov.2014


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PaulFoxsarticledelvesdeepintothethemeofidentityin
ThePictureofDorianGray
,
andanalyzesseveralinstanceswhereidentitycorrelateswithinthestory.Foxurgesthat
thepainting,andDorianGrayhimselfrepresentaformofidentitythatpersists
throughoutthescopeofthestory.Heaccomplishesthisbyutilizingstructuredsyntaxand
awidevarietyofdescriptivedictiontomakehispointacross.

Thearticlesanalysisandexplanationofidentityprovokesadeepenedinsightthat
couldnthavebeenimmediatelythoughtofonthefirstread.Theutilizationofdiverse
literarytoolscementthepointFoxistryingtogetacross.Thearticleisveryhelpfultothe
readeritprovidesawellwrittenarticleofidentitythatispresentthroughout.

Riquelme,JohnPaul."OscarWilde'sAestheticGothic:WalterPater,DarkEnlightenment,and
ThePictureOfDorianGray
."
ModernFictionStudies
vol.46,no.3(Fall2000):60931.
Quotedas"OscarWilde'sAestheticGothic:WalterPater,DarkEnlightenment,and
The
PictureOfDorianGray
"inBloom,Harolded.
OscarWilde,NewEdition,Bloom's
ModernCriticalViews.
.NewYork:ChelseaHousePublishing,2010.
Bloom'sLiterature
.
FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.16Nov.2014

InJohnPaulRiquelmeshugearticle,criticismofOscarWildes
ThePictureofDorian
Gray
ispresentthroughout.Inseveraldifferentarguments,Riquelmecomparesthe
aestheticvaluethestoryconveystoviewsofotherwritingsmadebyotherwritersinhis


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articlehearguesthatthereisntenoughemphasisonthethemeofaestheticswithinthe
novel.Although,thecriticismcouldbeandseemstobebiased,itdefinitelyshineslight
onsomethemesofthebookthatcouldhavebeenmoreemphasized.

Riquelmeusesaheftyamountofinformationandcomparisonstopersuadethereader
withwhatshouldhavebeendoneorwhysomepartsofitwerentenoughtoconveya
specifictheme.Hisargumentshadlegitimatepointsthathelpedconveyaclearer
perspectiveoncertainthemesthatwereoriginallymisleading.Throughouthiswell
structuredarticlemanyopinionswereexpressed,almosttoomanyopinionsweregiven
out.Althoughhisarticlewasveryinsightfulandcorrect,hisextensiveamountsof
informationgivenhinderedtherealpictureRiquelmewastryingtoconvey.

Sanyal,Arundhati."Tabooin
ThePictureofDorianGray
."Quotedas"Tabooin
ThePictureof
DorianGray
"inBloom,Harold,ed.
TheTaboo
,Bloom'sLiteraryThemes.NewYork:
ChelseaHousePublishing,2010.
Bloom'sLiterature
.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.29Oct.
2014

ThisarticlepublishedbyArundhatiSanyaldeeplyanalyzesthenovel,
ThePictureof
DorianGray
,byOscarWilde.Itexploresseveralthemesandconnectionsthroughoutthe
bookthatwerentimmediatelyapparentonthefirstreadthrough.Thecriticalthemethis
articlepresentsistherelationshiptotheartist,hissubject,andthecreatedworkofart.


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Thearticlegoesindepthtoexplainexaggeratedandunderminedrelationshipsbetween
thoserelatedwithart.

Sanyalsarticlepresentsanindepth,cogentanalysisof
ThePictureofDorianGray
.
Severalexplanationsofthestorygivewaytoamoreunderstoodfinalproductofthe
story.SuchastheinferencethatBasilHallward,theartistthatpaintedtheportrait,had
seductive,homosexualthoughtsthatcontributedtotheanomalousrelationshipbetween
thepaintingandDorianGrayhimself.Thisarticledrawsevidencefromthetextinan
organizedwaythatprovidesaclearunderstandingoftherelevantinferencesmade,andin
doingsoclarifiesandilluminatesthebiggerpicturethestoryistryingtocallattentionto.

Snodgrass,MaryEllen."Wilde,Oscar."
EncyclopediaofGothicLiterature
.NewYork:FactsOn
File,Inc.,2005.
Bloom'sLiterature
.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.29Oct.2014

Fromtheencyclopediaofgothicliterature,OscarWildeisdescribedasawitty,
mannereddramatist,lecturer,andfabulist.TheDublinbornAngloIrishwriterflaunted
rebellionthroughpursuitofthearts,outlandishfoppery,andhomosexuallibertinism.
Throughthesethemeshewrotemanygenres,andmodesthroughouthisliterature.

ThisarticleexhibitsmanyofWildesworksanditechoshisthemesthathewritesabout.
Itclarifiesmanyofthequestionablecircumstanceswithinoneofhisnovels,
ThePicture
ofDorianGrey
.Itclearstheconfusingfogsurroundingthestoriesthemeanditmakesit


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muchmorememorable,becauseyounowknowwhyhewroteitinsuchanabnormal
fashiontodisplayaspiritualconnectionwithartandtoshowhowhomosexualsarent
unacceptable.