The Picture ofDorian Gray《道林.格雷的肖像》

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1、ThePrefaceTheartististhecreatorofbeautifulthings.Torevealartandconcealtheartistisart'saim.Thecriticishewhocantranslateintoanothermanneroranewmaterialhisimpressionofbeautifulthings.Thehighestasthelowestformofcriticismisamodeofautobiography.Thosewhofinduglyme

2、aningsinbeautifulthingsarecorruptwithoutbeingcharming.Thisisafault.Thosewhofindbeautifulmeaningsinbeautifulthingsarethecultivated.Forthesethereishope.Theyaretheelecttowhombeautifulthingsmeanonlybeauty.Thereisnosuchthingasamoraloranimmoralbook.Booksarewellwr

3、itten,orbadlywritten.Thatisall.ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofrealismistherageofCalibanseeinghisownfaceinaglass.ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofromanticismistherageofCalibannotseeinghisownfaceinaglass.Themorallifeofmanformspartofthesubject-matteroftheartist,butt

4、hemoralityofartconsistsintheperfectuseofanimperfectmedium.Noartistdesirestoproveanything.Eventhingsthataretruecanbeproved.Noartisthasethicalsympathies.Anethicalsympathyinanartistisanunpardonablemannerismofstyle.Noartistisevermorbid.Theartistcanexpresseveryt

5、hing.Thoughtandlanguagearetotheartistinstrumentsofanart.Viceandvirtuearetotheartistmaterialsforanart.Fromthepointofviewofform,thetypeofalltheartsistheartofthemusician.Fromthepointofviewoffeeling,theactor'scraftisthetype.Allartisatoncesurfaceandsymbol.Thosew

6、hogobeneaththesurfacedosoattheirperil.Thosewhoreadthesymboldosoattheirperil.Itisthespectator,andnotlife,thatartreallymirrors.Diversityofopinionaboutaworkofartshowsthattheworkisnew,complex,andvital.Whencriticsdisagree,theartistisinaccordwithhimself.Wecanforg

7、iveamanformakingausefulthingaslongashedoesnotadmireit.Theonlyexcuseformakingauselessthingisthatoneadmiresitintensely.Allartisquiteuseless.OSCARWILDEChapter1Thestudiowasfilledwiththerichodourofroses,andwhenthelightsummerwindstirredamidstthetreesofthegarden,t

8、herecamethroughtheopendoortheheavyscentofthelilac,orthemoredelicateperfumeofthepink-floweringthorn.FromthecornerofthedivanofPersiansaddle-bagsonwhichhewaslying,smoking,aswashiscustom,innumerablecigaret