This book's preface compares the dislike of realism to Caliban's rage upon seeing his face in a glass.
This book's preface compares the dislike of realism to Caliban's rage upon seeing his face in a glass. The protagonist of this novel purchases nine editions of a certain novel that are bound in nine different colors. That protagonist's father's death was arranged by his maternal grandfather Lord Kelso. This novel's preface concludes that "all art is quite useless" and claims that no book is (*) moral or immoral, just well or poorly written. Its main characters meet with the Duchess of Monmouth to discuss the nature of love. This novel opens with an intellectual conversation between Lord Henry Wotton and the painter Basil Hallward. It ends with the title character rapidly aging after he stabs a painting. For 10 points, name this only novel by Oscar Wilde.
This book's preface compares the dislike of realism to Caliban's rage upon seeing his face in a glass.
The Picture of Dorian Gray