The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 1
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Il Ritratto di Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
di Oscar Wilde
Contents
Indice
THE PREFACE
LA PREFAZIONE
CHAPTER I.
CAPITOLO I.
CHAPTER II.
CAPITOLO II.
CHAPTER III.
CAPITOLO III.
CHAPTER IV.
CAPITOLO IV.
CHAPTER V.
CAPITOLO V.
CHAPTER VI.
CAPITOLO VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CAPITOLO VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CAPITOLO VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CAPITOLO IX.
CHAPTER X.
CAPITOLO X.
CHAPTER XI.
CAPITOLO XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CAPITOLO XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CAPITOLO XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CAPITOLO XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CAPITOLO XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CAPITOLO XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CAPITOLO XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CAPITOLO XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CAPITOLO XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CAPITOLO XX.
THE PREFACE
LA PREFAZIONE
The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
L'artista è il creatore di belle cose.
To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.
Rivelare l'arte e nascondere l'artista è lo scopo dell'arte.
The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
Il critico è colui che sa tradurre in un altro modo o in un nuovo mezzo la sua impressione delle belle cose.
The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
La forma più alta come la più bassa della critica è una modalità di autobiografia.
Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
Coloro che trovano significati brutti nelle belle cose sono corrotti senza essere affascinanti.
This is a fault.
Questo è un difetto.
Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.
Coloro che trovano bei significati nelle belle cose sono i raffinati.
For these there is hope.
Per questi c'è speranza.
They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
Essi sono gli eletti per i quali le belle cose significano solo bellezza.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
Non esiste una cosa come un libro morale o immorale.
Books are well written, or badly written.
I libri sono scritti bene, o scritti male.
That is all.
Questo è tutto.
The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
L'avversione del diciannovesimo secolo per il realismo è la rabbia di Calibano che vede il proprio volto in uno specchio.
The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
L'avversione del diciannovesimo secolo per il romanticismo è la rabbia di Calibano che non vede il proprio volto in uno specchio.
The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium.
La vita morale dell'uomo fa parte della materia dell'artista, ma la moralità dell'arte consiste nell'uso perfetto di un mezzo imperfetto.
No artist desires to prove anything.
Nessun artista desidera dimostrare alcunché.
Even things that are true can be proved.
Anche le cose vere possono essere dimostrate.
Vocabulary
- Ritratto
- ritratto — Portrait or painted likeness of a person
- Indice
- indice — Table of contents or index of a book
- PREFAZIONE
- prefazione — Preface or introductory section of a book
- CAPITOLO
- capitolo — Chapter or main division of a book
- artista
- artista — Artist; a person who creates works of art
- creatore
- creatore — Creator; one who makes or brings things into being
- belle
- belle — Beautiful; feminine plural adjective describing beauty
- cose
- cose — Things; plural noun referring to objects or matters
- Rivelare
- rivelare — To reveal or disclose something previously hidden
- arte
- arte — Art; creative expression through various artistic mediums
- nascondere
- nascondere — To hide or conceal something from others
- scopo
- scopo — Purpose, aim, or goal behind an action
- critico
- critico — Critic; person who evaluates and judges artistic works
- colui
- colui — He who; pronoun referring to a specific male person
- sa
- sa — Knows; third person singular of 'sapere' to know
- tradurre
- tradurre — To translate or render meaning into another form
- altro
- altro — Another or other; adjective indicating something different
- modo
- modo — Way, manner, or method of doing something
- nuovo
- nuovo — New; adjective describing something recently created or different
- mezzo
- mezzo — Medium or means; a method or tool used
- impressione
- impressione — Impression; a feeling or effect left on someone
- forma
- forma — Form or shape; the structure or appearance of something
- più
- più — More; adverb used in comparative constructions
- alta
- alta — High or elevated; feminine adjective indicating great height
- bassa
- bassa — Low; feminine adjective indicating small height or level
- critica
- critica — Criticism; the analysis and evaluation of artistic works
- modalità
- modalità — Mode or modality; a particular form or manner
- autobiografia
- autobiografia — Autobiography; written account of one's own life story
- Coloro
- coloro — Those who; plural pronoun referring to a group of people
- trovano
- trovano — Find; third person plural of 'trovare' to find
- significati
- significati — Meanings; plural noun referring to interpretations or senses
- brutti
- brutti — Ugly; masculine plural adjective describing unpleasant appearance
- corrotti
- corrotti — Corrupted or morally depraved; plural adjective describing corruption
- senza
- senza — Without; preposition indicating the absence of something
- essere
- essere — To be; fundamental Italian verb of existence or identity
- affascinanti
- affascinanti — Fascinating or charming; adjective describing captivating appeal
- Questo
- questo — This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- difetto
- difetto — Flaw, defect, or fault in something or someone
- bei
- bei — Beautiful; masculine plural adjective used before consonants
- raffinati
- raffinati — Refined or sophisticated; masculine plural adjective of elegance
- questi
- questi — These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- speranza
- speranza — Hope; the feeling of expectation for something desired
- Essi
- essi — They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun
- eletti
- eletti — The chosen or elect; those selected as special
- significano
- significano — Mean; third person plural of 'significare' to mean
- solo
- solo — Only or alone; adverb or adjective meaning exclusively
- bellezza
- bellezza — Beauty; the quality of being aesthetically pleasing
- esiste
- esiste — Exists; third person singular of 'esistere' to exist
- cosa
- cosa — Thing; singular noun referring to an object or matter
- libro
- libro — Book; a written or printed literary work
- morale
- morale — Moral; relating to principles of right and wrong
- immorale
- immorale — Immoral; contrary to accepted moral principles or ethics
- libri
- libri — Books; plural noun referring to written literary works
- scritti
- scritti — Written; past participle plural of 'scrivere' to write
- bene
- bene — Well; adverb meaning in a good or correct manner
- male
- male — Badly or evil; adverb or noun with negative connotation
- tutto
- tutto — All or everything; pronoun or adjective meaning the whole
- avversione
- avversione — Aversion or strong dislike toward something or someone
- diciannovesimo
- diciannovesimo — Nineteenth; ordinal adjective referring to the 19th position
- secolo
- secolo — Century; a period of one hundred years
- realismo
- realismo — Realism; artistic movement depicting life as it is
- rabbia
- rabbia — Rage or anger; intense emotional reaction of fury
- vede
- vede — Sees; third person singular of 'vedere' to see
- proprio
- proprio — Own or one's very own; adjective indicating possession
- volto
- volto — Face; the front part of a person's head
- specchio
- specchio — Mirror; reflective surface used to see one's image
- romanticismo
- romanticismo — Romanticism; 19th-century artistic movement emphasizing emotion and nature
- vita
- vita — Life; the condition of living or existence
- uomo
- uomo — Man; an adult human male person
- fa
- fa — Makes or does; third person singular of 'fare'
- parte
- parte — Part or portion; a piece of a larger whole
- materia
- materia — Matter or subject; physical substance or academic topic
- moralità
- moralità — Morality; the degree of conformity to moral principles
- consiste
- consiste — Consists; third person singular of 'consistere' to consist
- uso
- uso — Use or usage; the act of employing something
- perfetto
- perfetto — Perfect; adjective meaning flawless or without any defect
- imperfetto
- imperfetto — Imperfect; adjective meaning flawed or not fully complete
- Nessun
- nessun — No or none; masculine adjective negating existence of something
- desidera
- desidera — Desires or wishes; third person singular of 'desiderare'
- dimostrare
- dimostrare — To demonstrate or prove something with evidence
- alcunché
- alcunché — Anything at all; indefinite pronoun used in negative contexts
- Anche
- anche — Also or even; adverb indicating addition or inclusion
- vere
- vere — True; feminine plural adjective meaning real or truthful
- possono
- possono — Can or may; third person plural of 'potere'
- dimostrate
- dimostrate — Demonstrated or proven; feminine plural past participle of 'dimostrare'
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