The picture of Dorian Gray – A Book Condemned as Immoral?
Labeled “Immoral and Obscene” In 1891, Oscar Wilde published The Picture of Dorian Gray as a standalone novel. The reaction? Brutal. Many newspapers condemned it outright, calling it “a book that should never have been written” and “immoral and obscene.” Under the moral standards of Victorian England, Wilde’s depiction of beauty, corruption, and inner decay … Read more