ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published in an early form in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890. The novel, the only one written by Wilde, had six additional chapters when it was released as a book in 1891.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oscar Wilde wrote poetry, short stories, critical essays, plays, book reviews, and hundreds of letters, but he published only one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which first appeared as a ‘novelette’ in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in July 1890.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Oscar Wilde known for? Oscar Wilde’s literary reputation rests largely on his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and on his masterful comedies of manners Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

Detailed explanation-4: -The novel-length version was published in April 1891. The story was first published in 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian’s and an artist infatuated with Dorian’s beauty.