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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