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Jun 29, 2007 21:23

Despite the wonderful Collected Works of Oscar Wilde that I own, I spent some time last night typing up these sections from Dorian Gray, so that I could paste them somewhere to the back of my bedroom door (along with Jack Keroauc, a personalized anime drawing, some writing quotes, and lioness pictures), and review the lovely prose and philosophy.

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grace_lyn June 30 2007, 02:59:01 UTC

I'm in the midst of reading "Dorian Gray" right now for the very first time! You've inspired me. ;)

serkea June 30 2007, 23:27:07 UTC

*huge grin* Good! It's about time. :P

lost_ligeia June 30 2007, 03:33:56 UTC

I love seeing Wildean posts on my friends list. They make me happy!

Did you know that the infectious and decadent book Wilde refers to is Huysmans's À Rebours? I just bought it the other day and can't wait to read it.

serkea June 30 2007, 23:26:19 UTC

Yes, I did! I think I came across an article that mentioned how Wilde reportedly read it on his honeymoon...Actually, I've been printing off chapters online. ^_^ Although I can't wait to get a nicely-bound, physical copy.

musard June 30 2007, 19:30:58 UTC

I remember the first time I read that passage - the first one, about the book Dorian finds. It was like the book all of a sudden just summed itself up for me. I still feel that way about it - both fascinated and repulsed, and it really did have a heavy influence on me. I do love The Picture of Dorian Grey, but it's like loving a wild tiger - I'm never quite certain what it will do next.

Kind of an odd way to feel about a book, I suppose, but there you are. ^_^

serkea June 30 2007, 23:28:43 UTC

Kind of an odd way to feel about a book, I suppose, but there you are. ^_^

I think its a perfectly lovely--and rare--way to feel about a book; you described the sensation well! ^_^ And you'll notice how I titled the LJ Cut? ;) "For years [I] could not free [myself] from the influence of this book"?

serkea June 30 2007, 23:29:47 UTC

Actually, I suspect that I am still not freed from its influence. ^_^

marissa_leigh July 1 2007, 01:32:17 UTC

Hee, my reaction to Dorian Gray has always been dual like Abby's, too. Except, maybe stronger. I'm part seduced, part disgusted. Hedonism makes me . . . squirmy, I guess, more than anything else. Or rather, that nauseous, thick feeling you get when a candle burns too smokily and thickly scented; or in the shower, if you run the water too hot, the air gets too thick to breathe ( ... )