Aestheticism, desire, and morality: Revisiting Wilde's Dorian Gray through Tanzer's lesbian reimagining

This paper examines the interplay of aestheticism and morality in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Molly Tanzer's reimagining, Creatures of Will and Temper. Wilde's original narrative positions aestheticism as both a refuge and a source of ruin, interweaving themes of homo...

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Published in:	Orbis litterarum Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 578 - 588
Main Author:	Poorghorban, Younes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2025
Subjects:	aestheticism Aesthetics Molly Tanzer Morality Oscar Wilde queer literature The Picture of Dorian Gray
ISSN:	0105-7510, 1600-0730
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