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Week 7 Questions

In preparation for the seminar on The Picture of Dorian Gray, think about:

• What ideas about Art does the novel put forward? Think about the connections that can be drawn with Pater's aesthetic theory in particular. Is "all art quite useless" and why/not in the terms of Wilde's novel?
• The relationship between art and life; where does morality fit within this? What issues about im/morality and art does the novel raise?
• Wilde centres the representation of masculinity, masculine culture, and masculine sexuality as much more prominent themes than the novels studied thus far; why do you think this might be, and in what ways does the representation of masculinity differ from previous texts?

: 13 Feb 2013 15:43 |  Tags: Oscar Wilde Picture Of Dorian Gray Seminar Prep |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem