《莎乐美》中的人物描写所体现的“为艺术而艺术”_英语论文

“Art for Art’s Sake” as Reflected by Characterization in Salome

摘要

唯美主义运动发生于19世纪末期，是一场对抗维多利亚潮流的运动。100年以来，奥斯卡·王尔德被认作是唯美主义运动的象征和领袖，其作品《莎乐美》也被认作是唯美主义运动中的杰作。作为唯美主义运动的领袖，王尔德尽可能地让他的作品和生活艺术化。学者们从各个方面对王尔德及其作品进行研究。本论文着眼于研究比如《莎乐美》中的人物描写，从而揭示王尔德作品中的唯美主义。

 “为艺术而艺术”是唯美主义的口号，也是王尔德倾尽全力为之努力的教条。王尔德的作品充满着“为艺术而艺术”的思想，在《莎乐美》这部戏剧中表现得尤为突出。王尔德善用意象和比喻来使他的人物更加生动形象并富有艺术性。为了实现“为艺术而艺术”，他使用了绚丽的色彩、人物奇异的言语和动作以及意想不到的情节和结局来展现《莎乐美》。尤其是通过一系列的人物描写，王尔德使《莎乐美》中的人物充分体现出了“为艺术而艺术”的美感。人物的一言一行都充满着王尔德对实现“为艺术而艺术”的期望。通过着眼于《莎乐美》中的人物描写，我们可以通过角色的性格和言语等直接感受到王尔德作品中的唯美主义。

关键词：唯美主义 “为艺术而艺术” 王尔德 《莎乐美》 人物描写

Abstract

The Aesthetic Movement happened in late 19th century, the one against Victoria trend. Over 100 years Oscar Wilde was identified as a symbol and leader of the Aesthetic Movement and his play Salome was also identified as a masterpiece during this movement. As the leader of the Aesthetic Movement, Oscar Wilde made his works and his life as artistic as possible. Scholars studied Wilde and his works on every aspect. This essay focuses on characterization in Salome, which is the key to study Aestheticism in Wilde’s works directly.

The slogan of the Aesthetic Movement was “Art for Art’s Sake”, which Wilde made efforts to achieve. The idea of “Art for Art’s Sake” fills in Wilde’s works, especially in Salome. Wilde was good at using images and similes to make his characters more vivid and artistic. He used splendid colors, weird words and actions of characters and unexpected plots and ending to achieve “Art for Art’s Sake” in Salome. Wilde showed “Art for Art’s Sake” in Salome through a series of characterizations. No matter what those characters said or did, they were full of Wilde’s expectation to achieve that slogan. By focusing on characterization in Salome, we can have a direct look at the beauty of Aestheticism. 

Key Words: Aestheticism; “Art for Art’s Sake”; Wilde; Salome; Characterization