Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray (analysis)

Walter Bowne discusses the rhetorical choices Oscar Wilde uses in writing this "defense" of his novel, the late Gothic masterpiece, The Picture of Dorian Gray." You will learn the terms antithesis, irony, allusion, anaphora, epistrophe, and overt and implicit implications of thesis and target audience. Wilde is widely known for his witty and cutting aphorisms. He tutors worldwide at The Word Gardenm LLC. Contact him at [email protected]. Please consider subscribing to the channel.

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