The body beyond time: Celtic temporality and imperial logic in Oscar Wilde’s the Picture of Dorian Gray

2026/07/25 by Yiling Jiang
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Decadence, Literature, and Society #Historical Art and Culture Studies #Literature: history, themes, analysis

paper · doi:10.1080/00144940.2026.2709496

Abstract

As Oscar Wilde’s only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) has attracted extensive critical attention. Beyond traditional discussions of estheticism, homosexuality, and morality, recent scholar...

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