Picture Of Dorian Gray, The (Reading Classics) (C1-C2)

Description: The publication in 1890 of Wilde's only novel led to a furious public debate over art and morality. Dorian Gray's double life in elegant high society and in London's most degraded slums express the essence of aestheticism and fin de si?cle decadence and shows up the hypocrisies of Victorian society.
Reading Classics are aimed specifically at non-native speakers of English who wish to improve
their language skills by analysing major novels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the
reader towards comprehension and appreciation of the literary work.
Features:
• extensive introduction placing the author and his/her work into context
• in-depth bibliography providing a springboard for further study
•detailed chronology giving a complete view of the author’s life and works
•wide variety of activities encouraging response to the text and aiding language acquisition
•numerous footnotes with phonetic transcriptions of some difficult words
•dramatised recording of selected extracts by native speakers in American or British English
•Teacher’s Book, which can be downloaded from Blck Cat website https://www.blackcat-cideb.com/