The Picture of Dorian Gray: Bestsellers and famous Books

Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray,the philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press, although he personally made excisions of some of the most controversial material when revising and lengthening the story for book publication the following year.

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E-bog: 1. november 2016