Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is a masterful exploration of the interplay between aestheticism and moral corruption, encapsulated in the tale of a young man whose portrait ages while he remains eternally youthful. Written in a lush, epigrammatic style characteristic of Wilde's wit, the novel delves into themes of vanity, hedonism, and the pursuit of beauty at the expense of the soul. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, a society grappling with strict moral codes, the nar ...