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Aestheticism - Coggle Diagram
Aestheticism
Oscar Wilde
The picture of Dorian gray
Characters:
Dorian Gray
Basil Hallward
Lord Henry Wotton
Style:
Elegant
Refined
Full of paradoxes and aesthetic detail
Gothic elements and aesthetic philosophy
Main themes:
Beauty and corruption
Art vs life
Influence of society and ideas on the individual
Born in 1854
1890s success
1895: imprisoned for homosexuality
Death in 1900 in France
Themes:
Beauty above everything
Artificiality and refinement
Decay hidden behind elegance
Individualism and rebellion against society
Pleasure and sensory experience
Late 19th century
Art for art's sake
Dandy