This only novel Wild revolves around the young, supernaturally beautiful Dorian Gray, who, similarly veliebt like Narcissus in his reflection, in his own portrait. To its beauty and its related their influence becoming aware, he wishes that his portrait should age rather than his. This desire is Dorian but soon undoing, because the portrait bears not only the traces of age, but also the moral of Dorian's sins, which he, goaded by the eccentric Lord Henry Wotton, commits. At first, the Dandy appears to open up new possibilities, he can do it and let what he wants without its appearance being damaged. But the price that Dorian has to pay for his pleasure is high. This novel takes rightly a place among the world's great literary works. An interesting, raven black, instructive and sometimes exciting story in connection with Wilde's distinctive, elegant style make this novel a masterpiece. The individual characters are well thought out and especially the psychological changes Dorians over the action be very convincing. But this issue is a masterpiece. The linen cover and the cover form a beautiful focal point in any bookshelf, and all those who want to learn about the background of the novel, this issue is a real treasure trove. In the preface the main motifs of the novel are described in detail, you will find recommendations for further reading, the Annex offers clippings to the front desk and in the chapters related to statements of Wilde personal changes. I can only to anyone who has the appropriate knowledge of English is recommended to read this novel in the original, because no matter how good translator can play Wild elegant style one on one in German. It is worth it!
