The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Lesson plans and teaching resources

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Students might critique this as a postreading project.


In this video from the British Library (8:51), Professor John Bowen discusses key motifs in Gothic novels, including the uncanny, the sublime and the supernatural. Includes brief discussion of sexuality as motif; preview for appropriateness. Also available at YouTube, .


Online text.


Follow the link on this page to an audio file of the book in either MP3 or M4B formats.


This teacher guide includes author biography, chapter summaries, before and after reading activities for each chapter. 3 pages; Adobe Reader required.


Brief author biography, chapter summaries, key quotations, essay questions/writing prompts. 15 pages; Adobe Reader required.