... intellectual stature of the nineteenth century. The Picture of Dorian Gray is ranked among the most prominent examples of aestheticism in the nineteenth century literature, with its protagonist Dorian Gray and Lord Henry's aesthetic lifestyles. This essay's purpose is an interpretation of the philosophy and ideas of ... novel. II. Aestheticism and its reflection in the novel Since the classical times, the Greek term 'Aesthetics' is given to the study and the nature of the beautiful. "In the second half of the nineteenth century, fuelled by the writings of Walter Pater and ... Doria...

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