Oscar Wilde's the picture of Dorian Gray : a self-conscious novel
Other Title(s)
صورة دوريان جراي لأوسكار وايلد : رواية التأمل التلقائي
Author
Source
Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University
Issue
Vol. 44, Issue --- (30 Sep. 2016), pp.469-490, 22 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Arts
Publication Date
2016-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper attempts to shed light on Oscar Wilde's the picture of Dorian gray (1890) and discuss the debatable issue of its genre: some critics see it as a gothic novel while others suggest that it is a romance.
the paper aims to investigate whether it is a self-conscious novel because a thorough reading and analysis of the text show that many of the elements of this genre are employed.
a definition of the self-conscious novel is given to help determine the criteria required for the analysis.
the novel is chosen for this study due to its importance in the history of the English novel.
also, it has been selected as the book of 2010 for Dublin city's ' one city, one book festival' in its fifth year.
the paper concludes that it is a self-conscious novel, which gives it a unique position among the Victorian novels because this genre was not in vogue in the nineteenth century when realism was prominent in most works of art.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaisha, Sabri Sad. 2016. Oscar Wilde's the picture of Dorian Gray : a self-conscious novel. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University،Vol. 44, no. ---, pp.469-490.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853649
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaisha, Sabri Sad. Oscar Wilde's the picture of Dorian Gray : a self-conscious novel. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University Vol. 44 (Jul. / Sep. 2016), pp.469-490.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853649
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaisha, Sabri Sad. Oscar Wilde's the picture of Dorian Gray : a self-conscious novel. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University. 2016. Vol. 44, no. ---, pp.469-490.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853649
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-853649