With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of
Buckingham. Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a
brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds
with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art,
life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging
the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational
conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion
of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated
the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the
Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his
court appearances in 1895, and he later recalled the 'note of doom'
which runs like 'a purple thread' through its carefully crafted
prose.
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