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This 15 page paper analyzes The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde for elements of the Aesthetic Movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Oscar Wilde, it is more than likely that he is making a pointed social commentary about the Victorian age in which he lived. Constantly a target for the Calvinistic Victorians,
Wilde seems to have embraced the Aesthetic Movement, perhaps in part, because the Victorians were so opposed to it. Elements of the Aesthetic Movement, then, can be found within the
pages of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Victorian Society The Victorian Era is without doubt one of the milestones in human social development. Though there were still many problems to
be overcome, this time in history saw great changes occurring. These changes were reflected in the literature of the day. Before this time religious poetry had been the norm and
its subject matter and themes had been strident in its fervor. Not so any longer. With the Victorian Era came a new sensibility, and with this sensibility a shift in
perspective. Women were also taking on a more dominant role in the community, though their position in society was still stifled at best. Christina Rossetti, for example, embraces the cause
of womens rights in her work, In An Artists Studio. One of the major characteristics of the Victorian Era is the inherent belief in mans goodness, which ran counter to
the previously espoused position of the Church. Most poets adhered to the idea that if man were but to return to his natural world he would spiritually better off than
in the stringently dictated Church. One of the greatest characteristics of the Victorian poet is that overall, they still believed that mankind was redeemable and that progress on the ethical,
moral and spiritual fronts was possible through self-reflection. This is a complete shift in perspective from that of an earlier time, where mankind was perceived as flawed, ugly, full of
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