The Picture of Dorian Gray | Suggested Reading

Here are some suggested reading materials and online resources to help you get a better understanding of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. In addition, we've listed some articles and other books that are similar to The Picture of Dorian Gray that you may enjoy.

Reading Materials

Clausson, Nils. "'Culture and Corruption': Paterian Self-Development versus Gothic Degeneration in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray." Papers on Language & Literature 39.4 (2003): 339-65. Print.

Duggan, Patrick. "The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray." WR., 2008–9. Web. 19 Sept. 2016.

Ellmann, Richard. Oscar Wilde. New York: Vintage, 1998. Print.

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray: Authoritative Texts, Backgrounds, Reviews, and Reactions, Criticism. Ed. Michael Patrick Gillespie. 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2007. Print.

Wright, Thomas. Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde. New York: Saint Martin's Griffin, 2010. Print.

Course Hero. "The Picture of Dorian Gray Infographic." Course Hero. 4 Oct. 2016. Web. 22 June 2020. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Picture-of-Dorian-Gray/infographic/>.