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1、OscarWilde奥斯卡.王尔德ContentsAestheticmovement1WhoisWilde2Hisplay3ThePictureofDorianGray4AestheticmovementTheBritishdecadentwritersweredeeplyinfluencedbytheOxforddonWalterPaterandhisessayspublishedin1867–68,inwhichhestatedthatlifehadtobelivedintensely,fol
2、lowinganidealofbeauty.HisStudiesintheHistoryoftheRenaissance(1873)becameasacredtextforart-centricyoungmenoftheVictorianera.Decadentwritersusedtheslogan"ArtforArt'sSake"(L'artpourl'art),coinedbythephilosopherVictorCousinandpromotedbyThéophileGautierinF
3、rance,andassertedthattherewasnoconnectionbetweenartandmorality.WhoisheWildwasaswashbuckling（传奇的）attention-grabber.Hewasfamousastheleaderofthelate-Victoriandecadentaestheticism.HispoetryiscommonplaceascomparedwithhisfellowwriterslikeDowsonandJohnson.Hi
4、splaysarehumorous,clever,butlackingindepth.Wildewasfirstlyaplaywrightofcomedies.Thoughhedidnotlivelongenoughtobringhisdramaticpowersintofullplays,hisachievementinthefieldofcomedyisbynomeansnegligible.HisplaysLadyTindermere’sFan(1892),AWomanofNoImporta
5、nce(1893),AnIdealHusband(1895),andTheImportanceofBeingEarnest(1895)allenjoyedamazingpopularityinhistime.ItisgoodtoaddthatWildewroteagoodnumberofshortstories,onesizeablecollectionofwhichistheHappyPrinceandOtherTales.Theonenovelhewrote,ThePictureofDoria
6、nGray(1891),isworthmentioningbecauseittouchesuponatypicalVictoriansubject,thedividedself.Themaincharacterofthenovel,DorianGray,isahandsomeyoungmanofmeans.hevisitedhisartistfriendBasilHallward’sstudioandisfansinatedwiththeportraitBasilispainting.Itishi
7、spicture,asyoungandhandsomeasheis.Doriansecuresthepictureandlocksitawayinaroomupstairs.Hewishesthatthepicturecouldbearalltheburdenofhissinsandhisaginginsteadofhimself.HemeetsLordHenryWotton,whoprovestobehismentorofdepravedlife.Doriancontinuestoindulge
8、indissipation,andthepicturebecomesuglierwithtime.AtlastDoringlosespatiencewiththeincreasinglywithered,wrinkledfaceonthepicture,anddecidestodestroyit.Hestabitthroughwithaknife,andhearsadeathlyscreamfromhimself.Whenhisservantscome,theyfindthedea
