The Picture of Dorian Grey & Oscar Wilde

[ranuel]

If you are interested in symbolism in  illustration, Oscar Wilde, the history of the gay rights movement, comic book adaptations of classics, Wilde inspired works (such as V for Vendetta), or Victorian artists (like Beardsley), then you will find this excellent essay by Kristian Willams worth your time even though it has nine heavily illustrated chapters. 

http://www.tcj.com/tag/the-picture-of-dorian-gray

You'll need to scroll down to part 1 of course. There are links from one chapter to another at the bottom of the chapters but the one between chapter 7 and 8 is dead so you'll have to come back out to this index to get there.