It’d been years, well, decades, in fact, since I read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I knew the basic outline of the story. A young man permanently retains his youthful appearance while his portrait assumes the countenance of his dissipated, depraved life. The tale is well known enough to have entered popular culture almost as a theme.
Several different film productions (including 1945, 1973, 2009, and 2021) likely helped, too. In the 1945 movie, Hurd Hatfield played Dorian Gray; the cast included a young Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Donna Reed, Peter Lawford, and Sir. Cedric Hardwicke. The 1973 version starred Shane Briant in the title role and added several characters not in Wilde’s story. The 2009 version starred Ben Barnes as Dorian; Colin Firth and Ben Chaplin also had major roles. In the 2021 film, Fionn Whitehead plays the title role.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Some Tuesday Readings
A poetry showcase: some republished poems by Nigel Kent – at Fevers of the Mind (H/T: Paul Brookes).
The New Remorse – Oscar Wilde.
“Distant Thoughts from Nearby” and “Bathtub Madonna” – poems by C.B. Anderson at Society of Classical Poets.
Western media helped Soviets cover up the Katyn Massacre – Peter Pomerantse at The Spectator.
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