In terms of the literary part, you might consider Wilde's concern with showing Dorian's thoughts in depth, as well as his exploration of Basil and Lord Henry. While it shows some levels of psychological detail, the novel is also highly symbolic and allegorical; Wilde was no stranger to metaphor.n terms of the literary part, you might consider Wilde's concern with showing Dorian's thoughts in depth, as well as his exploration of Basil and Lord Henry. While it shows some levels of psychological detail, the novel is also highly symbolic and allegorical; Wilde was no stranger to metaphor.
Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Stoics. Stoics [N] [S] a sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a porch or portico, where they have been called the Pharisees of Greek paganism.. The founder of the Stoics was Zeno, who flourished about B.C. 300.
The later Stoics of Roman Imperial times, Seneca and Epictetus, emphasise the doctrines (already central to the early Stoics' teachings) that the sage is utterly immune to misfortune and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Our phrase âstoic calmâ perhaps encapsulates the general drift of these claims.