On the Theme of Death in Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales【毕业论文】

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1、本科毕业论文（20届）OntheThemeofDeathinOscarWilde’sFairyTales13摘　要王尔德创作的童话故事，是其“为艺术而艺术”的美学思想的反映。他的童话被认为是“成人童话”，不仅是其唯美主义艺术主张的一种实践，也是他自我真实的一种展示，是对传统伦理与审美的一种挑战。不同于传统的童话，王尔德的童话几乎都以死亡为结局。关注于王尔德童话中的死亡主题，并通过对其9篇童话的系统分析，本文认为，王尔德对死亡主题的偏爱，主要源于其对古希腊传统悲剧的喜爱以及对于基督教的宗教信仰。凭借对

2、死亡的描述，王尔德既表达了其唯美主义的独特美学观点，也表达了其对社会现实、人类冷漠的不满与批判和对美好人性的讴歌与期待。【关键词】唯美主义；王尔德；童话；死亡主题AbstractAsarepresentativeofBritishAestheticismMovement,OscarWildewrote9fairytalesaccordingtohisaestheticprinciple“artforart’ssake.”Hisfairytales,whichareregardedastalesfor

3、adults,actasapracticeofhisAestheticismtheory,showinghisthoughtsinsideandposingachallengetothetraditionalethicsandaestheticconceptions.Differentfromtraditionalfairytales,almosteverytaleofWildeculminatesindeath.ConcentratingonthethemeofdeathinWilde’sfair

4、ytalesandtakingananalysisofhisninetalessystematically,thisthesisdrawsaconclusionthatWilde’spreferencefordeath-motifisoriginatedfromhisobsessionwithGreektragedyclassicsandhisreligiousfaithforChristianity.Throughthosedescriptionsofdeath,Wildeexposeshiscr

5、iticismofthecoldnessofsocietyandindifferenceofhumanbeings,andexpresseshispraiseforpeople’skindnessaswell.【KEYWORDS】Aestheticism;OscarWilde;fairytales;death13Contents1.OscarWildeandAestheticism11.1TheEmergenceofAestheticism:itsSocialandCulturalBackgroun

6、ds11.2Concepts,FeaturesandInfluencesofAestheticism11.3OscarWildeandAestheticism22.DeathinOscarWilde’sFairyTales………………………………...…………………….......42.1BriefIntroductionofWilde’sFairyTales………………………………………………..42.2KindsofDeathinOscarWilde’sFairyTales………………………….

7、…………….…..42.2.1DyingofSufferingandColdness………………………….…………………...…42.2.2DyingofLove……………………………………………………………………..52.2.3NaturalDeath…………………………………………………………….…….….62.3PhilosophyinWilde’sFairyTalesandMeaningsofDeath…………………..………….72.3.1ReflectionofOscarWilde'sA

8、estheticism…………………………………….…...72.3.1.1LanguageandFairyTaleHeroesasAesthetes……………………….…...72.3.1.2ImageChoosingandBeautyofTragedy………………..….…….……….82.3.2DeathanditsMoralMeanings……………………………………………….…....9132.3.2.1CriticismoftheColdnessofSoc