Date of Award
8-1963
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Degree Discipline
English
Abstract
For the past half-century Oscar tilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has been the controversial subject matter of many literary writers. Literary critics have expressed diversities of opinions on the questions (l) "What is the novel?" and (2) "What are the aspects of the novel?" It is the task of the writer of this study to attempt to show through thorough analysis that Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is the life of the author.
It has been observed that many potential readers have avoided the reading of Wilde's novel because of the author's reputation as a sexual invert. Readers, associating the novel with Wilde's most appalling life, seemed to have conceived the idea that the novel is unwholesome. The writer wishes to point out that in order to give fairness to the author and not to overlook a good work, one should never judge a writing by the things an author may or may not do in his private life. Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, represents a work of an artist with unusual brain power and excellent talents.
Committee Chair/Advisor
Anne L. Campbell
Committee Member
Frankie B. Ledbetter
Committee Member
Ernest P. Williams
Publisher
Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College
Rights
© 2021 Prairie View A & M University
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Date of Digitization
11/10/2021
Contributing Institution
John B Coleman Library
City of Publication
Prairie View
MIME Type
Application/PDF
Recommended Citation
Callicutt, B. C. (1963). The Picture Of Dorian Gray As A Reflection Of Oscar Wilde's Life. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/704