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.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Stoic(noun) a disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed.