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 (1854–1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In April 1891, Oscar Wilde’s first novel The Picture of Dorian Gray was published as a book by Ward, Lock and Co.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.