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1、OnCharactersin“thePictureofDorianGray”——AnInterpretationofOscarWilde’【Abstract】OscarWildeasoneofthemostdistinguishedaesthetesoverpowerstheEnglishworldwithhisscintillatingaddressandwritingonaestheticism.Especiallyin“thepictureofDorianGray”,theonlynovelinhislifetime,W
2、ildepaintsapictureinwhichhisbrilliantaestheticcreedsfindtheirfullexpression.Throughtheanalysesofthreemaincharactersinvolvedinthenovel,thethesisattemptstoexploretheessentialsofWilde’saesthetictheoriesandofferaneasyapproachtoreaders’furtherunderstandingoftheIrishwit.【
3、Keywords】aestheticism;hedonism;narcissism;dandyism;cynicism;sensibility;paradoxInpubliceyes,hebelongsto“thealternativesociety”.Hisquaintstyleofdressing,trenchantwitandeloquence,aestheticbeliefof“artforart’ssake”andsexualorientationmakeamysteryofhim.Inhislifetime,dis
4、cussionoverhis8/8literaryworksandprivateliferemainsintentamongthereadingpublic.Andmanyyearsafterhisdeath,hismysticresplendentcharm,insteadofbeingeffacedbythelapseoftime,begantoassertitselfandgainedincreasingadmirationfrommoreopen-mindedgenerations.Theappealemanatedf
5、romwithintheIrishwitissoenduringthatevenwhenWinstonChurchillisaskedwithwhomheprefersmosttotalkifchancepermits,theworldlyacknowledgedmasteroflanguageofferedthenamewithoutanyhesitation.ThenamefallsonnoneotherthanOscarWilde.Asastaunchadvocatefortheaestheticmovementwhic
6、hdevelopedinBritainduringthelatenineteenthcenturyasaprotestagainsttheprevailingindustrialemphasison“theuseful”orutilitarianism,OscarWildeimpressestheworldprimarilywithhisamazingpoweroflanguageinpresentinghisaestheticthoughtsandtheories.Pervadinginhisliteraryworksare
7、epigrammicwit,amusingironyandparadoxicalquoteswithhumorousskepticismandcynicalcharm.Especiallyin“the8/8pictureofDorianGray”,hisonlynovel,Wildeinstillshimselfandhisaestheticdoctrinesintothethreecharactersinvolvedinsuchatactfulwaythatthebookhassincebecomeoneofhismostc
8、elebratedworks,abrilliantexampleofhispowerasastorytellerandofhisflamboyantwitasanaestheticwriter.Thethreecharactersinquestion,DorianGray,a
