Chapter 2
Lord Henry's speech: 'A new Hedonism -- that is what our century wants. You might be its visible symbol.'
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From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Lord Henry's gospel of a 'new Hedonism' and the worship of beauty is the philosophical engine of the novel, both celebrated and indicted.
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