tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post2362570937682977175..comments2023-10-26T06:17:15.781-05:00Comments on Inspirations: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGlennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-59087068216797421492011-06-03T06:52:42.220-05:002011-06-03T06:52:42.220-05:00I'm glad to hear it's still being read som...I'm glad to hear it's still being read somewhere. Lord Henery is one I would like to meet. I like people that don't follow the status quo, and he definitely doesn't.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-35516437826096151712011-05-31T10:34:33.135-05:002011-05-31T10:34:33.135-05:00The book is occasionally read in school here in Ge...The book is occasionally read in school here in Germany, if it's any consolation :) I'm not sure when I read it for the first time, but it remains my favourite by Wilde. Lord Henry is certainly an amoral character, but not an evil one. It's just that his style of life is not suited for everyone and definitely no for Dorian.???https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467285279627231933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-35072735987255993292011-05-01T11:34:01.827-05:002011-05-01T11:34:01.827-05:00Wonderful review - I've been meaning to read t...Wonderful review - I've been meaning to read this one for ages. I added a link on the challenge page. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-27938671830930743002011-04-07T06:25:14.861-05:002011-04-07T06:25:14.861-05:00Some of them I wish would old fashioned quicker.Some of them I wish would old fashioned quicker.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-81201760480346374082011-04-07T04:01:53.907-05:002011-04-07T04:01:53.907-05:00Things tend to move on.
Even writers from the end...Things tend to move on.<br /><br />Even writers from the end of the <br />20th century must seem very old-fashioned to students in school today.Photographe à Dublinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555993860377132435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-59135181545384324372011-04-01T17:57:44.988-05:002011-04-01T17:57:44.988-05:00It's ashame that isn't the case now. I ask...It's ashame that isn't the case now. I asked a friends high schoolers the other day if any of them had read Wilde in school yet and they hadn't even heard of him. I was surprised.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-16837256873102892162011-04-01T07:00:28.717-05:002011-04-01T07:00:28.717-05:00The manifesto in the Preface of the book is shot t...The manifesto in the Preface of the book is shot through with irony, when one considers how society did treat Oscar Wilde.<br /><br />The book is freely available to read online.<br /><br />"http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/dorian_gray/"<br /><br />Wilde wrote like an angel and his childrens' stories were standard texts in schools in the 1960's.Photographe à Dublinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555993860377132435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-74900865884964195472011-03-27T22:29:57.091-05:002011-03-27T22:29:57.091-05:00Gwen,
Actually, and unfortunately, most of the ol...Gwen,<br /><br />Actually, and unfortunately, most of the old books I read are on the Kindle since they can be downloaded free. One day I might just start collecting them though.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-14156654651672426292011-03-27T21:58:01.843-05:002011-03-27T21:58:01.843-05:00Glenna, I'd love to peruse your old books just...Glenna, I'd love to peruse your old books just once.Gwendolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183919591665376318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-47918785319733650892011-03-27T10:43:11.854-05:002011-03-27T10:43:11.854-05:00Sean, I'll have to check out the older version...Sean, I'll have to check out the older versions. Was surprised that I liked both the movie and the book, that doesn't happen often with me. <br /><br />Seana, I haven't read Oscar Wilde except when I did the Cliff Notes in high school, I was surprised to find I like his writing now.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-87305478940486085382011-03-27T07:08:08.573-05:002011-03-27T07:08:08.573-05:00Hard to believe, but I have actually never seen an...Hard to believe, but I have actually never seen any movie version or read the book. I do know the basic premise of the story just by cultural osmosis.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-28831891369968727012011-03-26T13:04:53.775-05:002011-03-26T13:04:53.775-05:00I knew there are a couple newer movie versions. Ha...I knew there are a couple newer movie versions. Have to check them out. The 1945 version is good. This is one of my favorite novels of all-timeSean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.com