Evil's Impact and Loss of Self-Identity in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

Görög, Zsuzsanna (2007) Evil's Impact and Loss of Self-Identity in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Masters, Szegedi Tudományegyetem.

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Abstract

This thesis examines one aspect of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray: the Faustian impact. The paper relies on the arguement that the great predecessor's, Christopher Marlowe's play The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus may be among the possible literary sources. The Renaissance work roots in the tradition of morality plays, the signs of which can be recognised in the novel, too. I will compare the textual and structural attributes of both literary pieces by mainly relying on my understanding of textual references. The paper concludes that several common panels, elements, character-types can be noticed, which supports the claim: Marlowe's work is a possible source of Wilde's novel.

Institution

Szegedi Tudományegyetem

Faculty

Gyula Juhász Faculty of Education

Department

Angol Tanszék

Discipline

Teacher Training

Specialization

angol

Supervisor(s)

Supervisor
Supervisor scientific name label
Email
EHA
Kocsik, András
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Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 05. Social sciences > 05.03. Educational sciences
Depositing User: Szerkesztő JGYPK
Date Deposited: 2019. Apr. 05. 08:29
Last Modified: 2019. Apr. 10. 10:48
URI: https://diploma.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/72736

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