Dorian grey gay

Much of the material that Stoddart cut makes the homoerotic nature of Basil Hallward’s feelings for Dorian Gray more vivid and explicit than either of the two subsequent published versions, or else it accentuates elements of homosexuality in Dorian Gray’s own make-up. It is quite true I have worshipped you with far more romance of feeling than a man should ever give to a friend. Somehow I have never loved a woman…. From the moment I met you, your personality had the most extraordinary influence over me….

It would seem that in Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde reveals his own experiences as a gay man. The first time we see homosexuality in the book is when Basil Howard, the painter, confesses to his friend Harry that the recent inspiration in his art is due to Basil’s relationship with a man named Dorian Gray. Henry Alley , University of Oregon. Alley discusses the central artistic figure in Oscar Wilde's novel, Basil Hallward. As the novel's tragic protagonist, he commands the most pity and fear and serves as the most dynamic member of the dramatis personae.

Dorian Gray, while cautious, was implicitly homosexual, and the hugely successful plays contained coded references that were obvious to the initiated. His poetry and public comments were often more explicit. Preface: Tracking the representation of Dorian Gray is an extremely daunting undertaking. Luckily, another student had done some of the heavy lifting in this blog post for the class during I am grateful for the help in the detective work of uncovering the picture, so to speak, of Dorian Gray.

The characters of Dorian Gray express romance, and the novel navigates its homoeroticism through dominant / subservient roles. Emotionally, mentally, and physically Basil is dominated by Dorian. Wilde is not to blame, of course and notwithstanding that a few of the most suggestive sentences were excised by his publisher : late Victorian society simply did not allow for a more explicit exploration of the love whose name could not be spoken, much less elevated to a central role in a novel. Then there are all those vague references to corruption and sensualism and unspecified nighttime activities that eventually incur the condemnation of his erstwhile friends. And what about those friends, whose arch conversations on art and manners, if not gay, are certainly high camp?

Much of the material that Stoddart cut makes the homoerotic nature of Basil Hallward’s feelings for Dorian Gray more vivid and explicit than either of the two subsequent published versions, or else it accentuates elements of homosexuality in Dorian Gray’s own make-up. .

It would seem that in Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde reveals his own experiences as a gay man. The first time we see homosexuality in the book is when Basil Howard, the painter, confesses to his friend Harry that the recent inspiration in his art is due to Basil’s relationship with a man named Dorian Gray. .

Dorian Gray, while cautious, was implicitly homosexual, and the hugely successful plays contained coded references that were obvious to the initiated. His poetry and public comments were. .

The characters of Dorian Gray express romance, and the novel navigates its homoeroticism through dominant / subservient roles. Emotionally, mentally, and physically Basil is dominated by Dorian. .