... art; it is beautiful, but quite useless beyond its beauty, concerned only with the individual living it" (Duggan, The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray). In his preface, Wilde captures the principles of the Aesthetic Movement, indirectly referencing how real art does not take part in molding society or moral identities of society. For the ... is beautiful, but quite useless beyond its beauty, that is only concerned with the individual living in it. Duggan also explains, "Rather than an advocate for pure aestheticism, then, Dorian Gray...

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