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Would you sell your soul to stay young forever? In Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man’s wish for eternal youth is granted while his portrait ages in his place. As Dorian indulges in a life of hedonism, his portrait reveals the grotesque toll of his moral corruption. Join Michael Knowles and Will Witt as they discuss this beloved novel and explore its insights into the dangers of vanity, immorality, and the ultimate cost of a life without virtue.

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I recently finished reading Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. In the preface of the novel, Wilde states: "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all." "The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium." Wilde addresses the "subject matter" of the moral life when he describes the gradual corruption of Dorian Gray,who turns to hedonism and murder. Contrary to Wilde, readers can and do delve beyond...