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Author : Oscar Wilde
Release : 1998
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 655/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Picture of Dorian Gray by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham.
Author : Dorian Lynskey
Release : 2019-06-04
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 065/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Ministry of Truth by : Dorian Lynskey
Download or read book The Ministry of Truth written by Dorian Lynskey. This book was released on 2019-06-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.” --George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984--its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast influence throughout world culture at every level, from high to pop. 1984 isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes--Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5--that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a bestseller ("Ministry of Alternative Facts," anyone?). Its influence has morphed endlessly into novels (The Handmaid's Tale), films (Brazil), television shows (V for Vendetta), rock albums (Diamond Dogs), commercials (Apple), even reality TV (Big Brother). The Ministry of Truth is the first book that fully examines the epochal and cultural event that is 1984 in all its aspects: its roots in the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it; the personal experiences in wartime Great Britain that Orwell drew on as he struggled to finish his masterpiece in his dying days; and the political and cultural phenomena that the novel ignited at once upon publication and that far from subsiding, have only grown over the decades. It explains how fiction history informs fiction and how fiction explains history.
Author : Dorian Vallejo
Release : 2010-05-15
Genre : Figurative drawing, American
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 403/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Drawings by : Dorian Vallejo
Download or read book Drawings written by Dorian Vallejo. This book was released on 2010-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Dorian Vallejo, drawing is an integral part of the creative process. The drawings selected for this volume represent some of the work he does from life. They offer a glimpse of his art done solely for the pleasure of creative research and the visual expression of ideas.In part, they owe their roots to the centuries old tradition of academic figure drawing. However, they are not a strict adherent of any school in particular. Instead, that tradition is used as a point of departure.Here we view drawings that seek to capture visually, a distinct feeling, tone or mood. In some cases the figure is used in a symbolic manner, hinting at phases or streams of conscious awareness that are present as we trail off into sleep. In other cases the symbolism is a visual interpretation of the dual nature of our existence. Still, other drawings are experiments in movement and over lapping forms. Also represented, are several gestures that display the characteristic beauty inherent in the tangible expressions of rapid creation.In this collection of drawings are many avenues of thought allowing for a view into the birth of ideas that may later become paintings. One consistently present element is Vallejo?s appreciation for the beauty of life and the feminine in particular. With rare exception his subjects in this volume are all women represented in the bloom of youth. There is a feeling that these beautiful young women who paused for a brief moment to be immortalized, in spite of the ever changing flux of life, will grace us with the memory of their essence, like the flowers of spring.In every one of these drawings is clearly a mind wholly, completely and faithfully committed to the pursuit of excellence. This book, the first devoted to the artwork of Dorian Vallejo will be a treasured prize in the libraries of all who love art.
Author : Will Self
Release : 2003-06-26
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 567/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dorian by : Will Self
Download or read book Dorian written by Will Self. This book was released on 2003-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes both subject and style seriously. This title features the locations, characters, plot and epigrams transposed from the 1890s to the 1990s.
Author : John Garavaglia
Release : 2020-03-09
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 352/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dorian Gray by : John Garavaglia
Download or read book Dorian Gray written by John Garavaglia. This book was released on 2020-03-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still rattled from his battle with Basil Hallward, Dorian Gray struggles on regaining his confidence on continuing his fight with the Morbi. But when his great-grandfather, Dorian Gray I, escapes from the painting, Dorian must go on a harrowing journey where he’ll uncover the secrets to his past that will change his life forever.
