Abstract

Despite important intersections with Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, the dynamic exchanges and conversations within the July 1890 Lippincott's have remained largely unexplored. This essay therefore takes the July 1890 Lippincott's, in which Wilde's novel first appeared, as the text for study. The goal in treating the periodical as text is neither to create a linear narrative of meaning for the entire issue of the magazine nor to connect the dots between every item. Instead, this approach enables an exploration of a cultural moment captured and shaped by the periodical. Returning to this issue of Lippincott's uncovers important intertextual relationships between composite texts, including provocative discussions on the occult, morality, science, and art.

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