... Movement. Most of which comes from Wilde's work The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian Gray is often read as an explicit proclamation of the worthiness of living life by aesthetic values. This is due in part to the flourishing Aesthetic Movement of Victorian England at the time of the novel's publication, as well as Oscar Wilde's association with the movement itself. The Aesthetic Movement, which coincided with the Industrial Revolution at the end of the nineteenth century, emphasized the artistic aspect of a man's work ... in producing a variety of goods, from ... ...

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