{"id":722,"date":"2024-09-13T00:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=722"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:45:12","slug":"article-leo-kaplan-analysis-of-dorian-gray","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/en\/product\/article-leo-kaplan-analysis-of-dorian-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"(Article) Leo Kaplan, Analysis of Dorian Gray."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-722-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leo-Kaplan-Analysis-of-Dorian-Gray.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leo-Kaplan-Analysis-of-Dorian-Gray.mp4\">https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leo-Kaplan-Analysis-of-Dorian-Gray.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>\u00a9 Editions Dupleix, 2024. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/em>, Leo Kaplan presents a masterful psychoanalytic exploration of Oscar Wilde&rsquo;s iconic novel, delving deep into the psychological currents that drive the story&rsquo;s haunting themes of vanity, moral decay, and repression. Through Kaplan\u2019s sharp Freudian lens, Wilde&rsquo;s <em>Dorian Gray<\/em> is transformed from a mere critique of aestheticism into a profound study of narcissism and the perils of unchecked hedonism.<\/p>\n<p>Kaplan argues that Dorian&rsquo;s deterioration, symbolized by his ageless beauty juxtaposed against the grotesque corruption of his portrait, reveals a split between self-perception and reality\u2014a rift that mirrors the psychological process of repression. Kaplan\u2019s examination of the relationships between Dorian, the painter Basil Hallward, and the manipulative Lord Henry brings new depth to the characters, showing them as facets of a single psychological conflict. This penetrating analysis is essential reading for those who wish to understand Wilde\u2019s novel not just as a piece of literary brilliance, but as a window into the complexities of human psychology and the destructive potential of self-obsession.<\/p>\n<p>For both scholars and casual readers, Kaplan\u2019s essay opens new dimensions of Wilde\u2019s timeless work, transforming <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/em> into a psychological case study as much as a literary masterpiece.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leo Kaplan\u2019s <em>Analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/em> offers a psychoanalytic interpretation of Oscar Wilde\u2019s novel, exploring themes of narcissism, repression, and moral decay, while examining how Dorian\u2019s self-destructive pursuit of beauty and pleasure reflects deeper psychological conflicts.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":723,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[45,724,51],"product_tag":[683,680,679,663,681,682,665,678,565,677],"class_list":["post-722","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-philosophie","product_cat-psychanalyse","product_cat-psychologie","product_tag-aestheticism","product_tag-basil-hallward","product_tag-dorian-gray","product_tag-leo-kaplan","product_tag-lord-henry","product_tag-moral-decay","product_tag-narcissism","product_tag-oscar-wilde","product_tag-psychoanalysis","product_tag-repression","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","first","instock","downloadable","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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