论《道林格雷的画像》中的唯美主义_英语论文

On Aestheticism in The Picture of Dorian Gray

摘要

虽然19世纪的唯美主义在其出现后维持了仅仅一小段的时间，却造就了不少伟大的美学家。其中奥斯卡王尔德就是公认的最杰出的唯美主义倡导者。在这期间，他以独特的构思和绚丽多彩的语言创作了大量的经典。其中，他唯一的一本小说，《道林格雷的画像》，淋漓尽致的阐述了他对唯美主义的追求。虽然出版后受到了各界的批评，但仍不阻碍这成为一部巨著。本文将从文中的三个主要人物，即主角道林格雷，画家巴塞尔和亨利公爵入手，来探讨唯美主义。作者花了大量笔墨来描写这三人，这是作者表达其唯美主义思想的关键，而这三个人物也是本文论述的重点。

关键词：唯美主义，王尔德，道林格雷的画像

Abstract

 Regardless of the fact that aestheticism lasts for a very short time after its appearance in the late 19th century, it surprisingly makes many great aesthetes. Oscar Wilde is widely regarded as the most outstanding and the best-known advocate of aestheticism. He wrote a lot of classics, using distinctive point of view and swelling words, during this period, which made great contribution to the development of aestheticism. Although his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which his pursuit of beauty finds its full expressions, received some criticisms upon its publication, it is still a masterpiece. This essay aims at discussing aestheticism through exploring 3 main characters, namely the protagonist Dorian Gray, the painter Basil and Lord Henry, in this novel. The author wrote very comprehensively about these three characters, which is an important way for him to express his idea of aestheticism and will serve as the emphasis of this essay.

Key words： Aestheticism; Oscar Wilde; The Picture of Dorian Gray