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1、OnCharactersin“thePictureofDorianGray”——AnInterpretationofOscarWilde’【Abstract】OscarWildeasoneofthemostdistinguishedaesthetesoverpowerstheEnglishworldwithhisscintillatingaddressandwritingonaestheticism.Especiallyin“thepictureofDorianGray”,theonlynovelinhisli
2、fetime,Wildepaintsapictureinwhichhisbrilliantaestheticcreedsfindtheirfullexpression.Throughtheanalysesofthreemaincharactersinvolvedinthenovel,thethesisattemptstoexploretheessentialsofWilde’saesthetictheoriesandofferaneasyapproachtoreaders’furtherunderstandin
3、goftheIrishwit.【Keywords】aestheticism;hedonism;narcissism;dandyism;cynicism;sensibility;paradoxInpubliceyes,hebelongsto“thealternativesociety”.Hisquaintstyleofdressing,trenchantwitandeloquence,aestheticbeliefof“artforart’ssake”andsexualorientationmakeamyster
4、yofhim.Inhislifetime,discussionoverhisliteraryworksandprivateliferemainsintentamongthereadingpublic.Andmanyyearsafterhisdeath,hismysticresplendentcharm,insteadofbeingeffacedbythelapseoftime,begantoassertitselfandgainedincreasingadmirationfrommoreopen-mindedg
5、enerations.TheappealemanatedfromwithintheIrishwitissoenduringthatevenwhenWinstonChurchillisaskedwithwhomheprefersmosttotalkifchancepermits,theworldlyacknowledgedmasteroflanguageofferedthenamewithoutanyhesitation.ThenamefallsonnoneotherthanOscarWilde.Asastaun
6、chadvocatefortheaestheticmovementwhichdevelopedinBritainduringthelatenineteenthcenturyasaprotestagainsttheprevailingindustrialemphasison“theuseful”orutilitarianism,OscarWildeimpressestheworldprimarilywithhisamazingpoweroflanguageinpresentinghisaestheticthoug
7、htsandtheories.Pervadinginhisliteraryworksareepigrammicwit,amusingironyandparadoxicalquoteswithhumorousskepticismandcynicalcharm.Especiallyin“thepictureofDorianGray”,hisonlynovel,Wildeinstillshimselfandhisaestheticdoctrinesintothethreecharactersinvolvedinsuc
8、hatactfulwaythatthebookhassincebecomeoneofhismostcelebratedworks,abrilliantexampleofhispowerasastorytellerandofhisflamboyantwitasanaestheticwriter.Thethreecharactersinquestion,DorianGray,ayouthw