The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel, a Gothic and philosophical tale about a young man who remains eternally youthful while a portrait of him ages and records his sins, reflecting his descent into a life of hedonism and corruption. Influenced by the aesthete Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian makes a Faustian bargain, leading to a life of debauchery where his outward beauty hides his inner decay, a secret he must keep hidden. The novel explores themes of beauty, morality, vanity, and the corrupting influence of ideas, becoming a classic of decadent literature and a commentary on Victorian society.
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