从西方喜剧美学的角度分析王尔德喜剧《不可儿戏》_英语论文

An Analysis of The Importance of Being Earnest from Perspective of Western Comedy

摘要

奥斯卡·王尔德是维多利亚时期著名的剧作家。《不可儿戏》被认为是王尔德的代表作之一。王尔德在其创作中继承并发展了美学观，为世界文学做出了巨大贡献。在其理论中，主张戏剧与美学的对应。《不可儿戏》诠释了这一美学观。

本文引入西方喜剧美学理论，从主人公的语言和性格入手，研究作品中体现的喜剧美学，挖掘作者运用的喜剧表现手法以及美学观，在美学理论基础上，对此作品的喜剧艺术加以总结概括。本文运用定性分析和文献研究的方法，对主人公和此剧与喜剧美学的联系两方面进行分析，在喜剧美学支撑下剖析本剧的创作必然以及动机。

关键词：世界文学；美学观；西方喜剧美学；定性分析

Abstract

Oscar Wilde is a playwright in Victorian Era. The Importance of Being Earnest is one of Oscar Wilde’s masterpieces. Oscar Wilde made great contribution to the world literature by inheriting and developing aesthetic views in his literary creation. He advocates the correspondence between play and aesthetics. One of his comedies The Importance of Being Earnest shows his aesthetic views completely. 

This paper is imported with Western Comedy Theory and analyzes the comedy aesthetics in the play from the language as well as the characteristics of the main characters. Meanwhile unearth the special technique of the comedy expression and unique aesthetics view the author used and sum up the comedy art based on aesthetic theory. This paper analyzes the main characters and the relationship between comedy aesthetics and this play with two methods. At last, it disserts the intention and the inevitability of the creation supported by comedy aesthetics.

Key words: world literature; aesthetic views; Western Comedy; qualitative analysis