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WebbOscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray adopts the “cult of beauty and pleasure” (Lusme), becoming a representation of the Aestheticism movement. Characterized by a hedonistic attitude, the movement encouraged the pursuit of pleasures and indulgences and emphasized beauty for beauty’s sake. Rejecting the traditional intellectual ... WebbThe Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel which explores many aspects of the late nineteenth century London society. One particular aspect that the novel focuses on is the inequality between the different classes. Wilde focuses on the extremes of society, with characters from the aristocracy, such as Lord Henry, and contrasting these with the ... http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1026/exploring-the-corruption-of-the-soul-in-the-works-of-oscar-wilde-bram-stoker-and-robert-louis-stevenson dan mcgovern lewiston ny