{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray-a-norton-critical-edition-paperback","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Norton Critical Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Patrick Gillespie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Norton Critical Edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 1890 (\u003cem\u003eLippincott's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e) version and the 1891 (book) version of the novel. Under the editorial guidance of Wilde scholar Michael Patrick Gillespie, students have the opportunity to comparatively read and analyze both texts of this controversial novel.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEditorial matter by Michael Patrick Gillespie.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Backgrounds\" and \"Reviews and Reactions\" sections that allow readers to gauge \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e's sensational reception and to consider the heated public debate over art and morality that followed--including Oscar Wilde's vehement replies to individual critics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeven critical essays--six of them new to the Third Edition--that address the novel's major themes: aestheticism, decadence, and vice. Contributors include Joseph Carroll, Nils Clausson, Emily Eells, Michael Patrick Gillespie, Richard Haslam, Donald L. Lawler, and Ellen Scheible.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA chronology and a selected bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155138941063,"sku":"9780393696875","price":41.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a6e8c6c01df34d40d5a8a0e0ad773418.webp?v=1733233701","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-a-norton-critical-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}