Choose one or two of the aphorisms (other than the ones listed below) from Oscar Wilde’s Preface to the second edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Copy it as an epigraph at the top of your blog post.
Then explain why you agree or disagree, or fall somewhere in the middle, with the aphorism(s) you chose. Base your explanation on an example that you know a lot about (and, perhaps, love) — the work of a particular artist or performer that the statement by Wilde makes you think of.
Give your blog post a title, and include your name as a byline at the beginning of the post.
Aphorisms to avoid:
The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
The nineteenth century dislike of Realism . . .
The nineteenth century dislike of Romanticism . . .
No artist is ever morbid. The artist can express everything.
Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.
Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.
Checklist/criteria for grading:
- Give your post a title
- Start with one (or two) of the aphorisms from the preface
- Discuss a relevant example in detail
- Connect that example to the aphorism from the Preface and your opinion on that statement’s validity
- About 500 words
- Posted on time (Oct. 13, 11:59 PM)