Dorian Gray's Schoolroom (Grosvenor Apartment, London)
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Title
Dorian Gray's Schoolroom (Grosvenor Apartment, London)
Subject
This is one of the more fascinating spaces in the novel. Dorian's old school room was originally set in place by his grandfather, and its function changes from "play-room" to a "study" in the boy's youth according to the text (Wilde 117). I add that schoolroom becomes an area for Dorian to further conceal his sexuality, a separate space from the rest of the home with a decidedly antiquated decor. This is where Dorian locks away his picture and where he kills Basil Hallward.
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Creator
Hannah Phillips
Source
Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin, 2000.
Publisher
Penguin books
Date
Wilde's original text: 1891
Penguin's published text: 2000
My archive: April-May 2017
Penguin's published text: 2000
My archive: April-May 2017
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Language
English
Type
Text and still images
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Collection Items
Venetian coverlet
Dorian uses this piece to conceal his portrait in the novel. The piece is satin, purple with gold embroidery according to the text (Wilde 115), and was found by Dorian's grandfather in a convent near Bologna. When Dorian chooses to use the tapestry…
Italian cassone
In the school room space, Dorian recognizes this piece of furniture as something he would hide himself inside as a child (a literal type of closeting in the text). It is described as having "fantastically painted panels" with "tarnished gilt…
Satinwood bookcase
In Dorian's attic, the piece is simply described as being of satinwood and holding his old schoolbooks (Wilde 118). Basil references the piece as being "almost empty" when Dorian brings him up to see the portrait before killing him (Wilde 148).…
Flemish tapestry
This piece shows an image of a faded king and queen playing chess in a garden, as hawkers go by with birds on their wrists (Wilde 118). Again, this attic piece reinforces a Renaissance or Gothic image in Dorian's apartment.
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