The objective of this paper is to discuss Oscar Wilde's aesthetic views. The paper concentrates on the analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, and elaborates his aesthetic vi...The objective of this paper is to discuss Oscar Wilde's aesthetic views. The paper concentrates on the analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, and elaborates his aesthetic views as well as the great influence of his aesthetic views. The first part of the paper talks about the background of this novel: the aesthetic movement in the 19th century and Wilde's experience, then proceeds to discuss his aesthetic views. The main part discusses the different characters in the novel and how they reveal the aesthetic views of Wilde. The last part talks about the significances of his views. This paper is written in the hope that it can help readers develop an interest and appreciation for aestheticism and help them to get a further and better understanding of the novel.展开更多
Oscar Wilde is a brilliant Irish dramatist, novelist and critic. His only novel ― The Picture of Dorian Gray— is one of the most influential works by Wilde. This paper aims to study the paradox of the three main cha...Oscar Wilde is a brilliant Irish dramatist, novelist and critic. His only novel ― The Picture of Dorian Gray— is one of the most influential works by Wilde. This paper aims to study the paradox of the three main characters' life in this novel through close reading in order to achieve a better understanding of this controversial book.展开更多
The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel of Oscar Wilde. In the book, Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward and Lord Henry all deserve wide analyses. It has also attracted a large number of readers because of its beautiful ...The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel of Oscar Wilde. In the book, Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward and Lord Henry all deserve wide analyses. It has also attracted a large number of readers because of its beautiful language, affluent images, dramatic plot and strong sense of aestheticism. However, besides from such perspective of art, comparatively, seldom are there analyses focusing on the hero’s mental process to reveal his corruption. In this paper, the author attempts to explain Dorian Gray’s gradual mental erosion through Freudian theory of Eros and study of death instinct. Besides his ideas of hedonism which originates from his Eros, the death of Basil Hallward further reveals his cruel psychology which is part of Eros. And his final tragedy reflects his death instinct. By specific exploration, it is discovered that Dorian’s ending is mainly caused by his Eros, which calls for his cruel mentality to commit crimes and later leads to his death instinct with development.展开更多
The Picture of Dorian Gray是王尔德唯一一部长篇小说,小说语言唯美自然。本文从顺应论的角度出发,从语境顺应、结构顺应以及动态顺应三个方面分析孙宜学译本与荣如德译本的差异。文章发现,两译者对于自己的定位不同,即前者是源语文化...The Picture of Dorian Gray是王尔德唯一一部长篇小说,小说语言唯美自然。本文从顺应论的角度出发,从语境顺应、结构顺应以及动态顺应三个方面分析孙宜学译本与荣如德译本的差异。文章发现,两译者对于自己的定位不同,即前者是源语文化的传播者,后者则是文学作品的传播者,译者的意识程度以及自身定位影响着译者采取的翻译方法,只有找准定位才能更好地翻译,获得更大的阅读价值以及参考价值。展开更多
The picture of Dorian Gray is the classic work of Oscar Wilde, the representative personage of Aestheticism. Since the novel was published in 1891, scholars have been studying it from various perspectives. Wilde expre...The picture of Dorian Gray is the classic work of Oscar Wilde, the representative personage of Aestheticism. Since the novel was published in 1891, scholars have been studying it from various perspectives. Wilde expressed plentiful epigrams about love by conversations in the novel, and he once compared himself with characters in it, which provides possibility and clues for probing into his view of love through the novel. Starting from the description of women characters, Dorian's relationship with Basil and Henry, and some stories of marriage in the novel, the paper analyzes Wilde's aesthetic and pessimistic view of love and his advocacy for Greek love based on the British society then and Wilde's own experiences.展开更多
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's only novel, has created a great sensation after its publication. This article tries to justify the righteousness of Wilde's declamation—art for art's sake rather ...The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's only novel, has created a great sensation after its publication. This article tries to justify the righteousness of Wilde's declamation—art for art's sake rather than for morality. Facing the dilemma of the coexistent Realism and Romanticism and restricted by the prevailed Puritan doctrine, Wilde chose to evade into the shelter of Utopia. In his Utopian world, there's no morality or immorality, there's only beauty. With his self-fashioning aestheticism, Oscar Wilde pursues beauty in his own Utopian world.展开更多
This paper applies Freudian psychoanalytical method to interpreting the characteristics of the three heroes in the Picture of Dorian Gray.Based on Freud's theory of psychoanalysis,the paper presents that the harmo...This paper applies Freudian psychoanalytical method to interpreting the characteristics of the three heroes in the Picture of Dorian Gray.Based on Freud's theory of psychoanalysis,the paper presents that the harmony of the tripartite personality is the underlying highlight of the novel and concludes that the concepts of the id,the ego,and the superego correspond with the images of Lord Henry,Dorian Gray and Basil Hallward respectively.And this paper claims that Dorian Gray's self-destruction is the most extreme development of the imbalance between the superego and the id.展开更多
Aestheticism or aestheticism movement was an important phenomenon during the later nineteenth century.Aestheticism advocated the phrase"art for art's sake".Oscar Wilde was the most famous aestheticism wr...Aestheticism or aestheticism movement was an important phenomenon during the later nineteenth century.Aestheticism advocated the phrase"art for art's sake".Oscar Wilde was the most famous aestheticism writer during the later nineteenth century in England.His novel the Picture of Dorian Gray was the representative show of his aestheticism thought.The passage mainly shows Wilde 's aestheticism thought of the novel in three aspects.展开更多
Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a perfect tragedy according to Aristotle. Even though Oedipus was pride and bad-tempered, I still admire him for he is a man of truth. And the fate of Oedipus is not the key ...Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a perfect tragedy according to Aristotle. Even though Oedipus was pride and bad-tempered, I still admire him for he is a man of truth. And the fate of Oedipus is not the key that leads his downfall but his pride. Oscar Wilde and his famous long novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is mentioned next. Wilde stresses the autonomy of art,and holds up the banner of individualism in literary writing. He also suggests a new criterion to judge a work of art, which is"the intensification of personality".展开更多
In Oscar Wilde's only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray,the protagonist Dorian Gray undergoes the psychological journey from ignorance to self-realization under the influence of Others including Lord Henry Wotton,a...In Oscar Wilde's only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray,the protagonist Dorian Gray undergoes the psychological journey from ignorance to self-realization under the influence of Others including Lord Henry Wotton,artist Basil Hallward,and the magic portrait.It is due to the profound impact from the outside world that Dorian Gray alienates from his original self and remolds himself into an entity that is guided by Others.In interacting with Others,especially the intrusive patriarchal signifier,Dorian Gray acquires his self-identity through accepting and modulating his various images reflected in others'discourses,which can be interpreted in relation to the progression of three phases of Jacques Lacan's Mirror Stage Theory and three levels of semiotic complexity.A Lacanian reading of the early mirror stage of ego formation can be extended to better understand Dorian Gray's self-construction process on both a psychoanalytical and semiotic level,with an emphasis that Dorian Gray's journey to search for self is based on the powerful influence of the Others.The paper suggests that characters around Dorian Gray are playing respective roles of mother,father,and the mirror that dominate an infanfs seilf-identification between Lacanian Imaginary and Symbolic orders.展开更多
This paper analyzes the destructive effect of lawlessness on Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Kurtz in Heart of Darkness.Under the protection of his portrait,Dorian Gray is lost in his seeking for pleasur...This paper analyzes the destructive effect of lawlessness on Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Kurtz in Heart of Darkness.Under the protection of his portrait,Dorian Gray is lost in his seeking for pleasure and corrupts from a good angel into a vicious devil.As an oppressor in Africa,Kurtz can make his law and can do anything without punishment and is thus destroyed by his insatiable desire for ivory.The corruption of Dorian Gray and Kurtz shows that without observation,man may expose his evil side to an extreme.展开更多
文摘The objective of this paper is to discuss Oscar Wilde's aesthetic views. The paper concentrates on the analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, and elaborates his aesthetic views as well as the great influence of his aesthetic views. The first part of the paper talks about the background of this novel: the aesthetic movement in the 19th century and Wilde's experience, then proceeds to discuss his aesthetic views. The main part discusses the different characters in the novel and how they reveal the aesthetic views of Wilde. The last part talks about the significances of his views. This paper is written in the hope that it can help readers develop an interest and appreciation for aestheticism and help them to get a further and better understanding of the novel.
文摘Oscar Wilde is a brilliant Irish dramatist, novelist and critic. His only novel ― The Picture of Dorian Gray— is one of the most influential works by Wilde. This paper aims to study the paradox of the three main characters' life in this novel through close reading in order to achieve a better understanding of this controversial book.
文摘The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel of Oscar Wilde. In the book, Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward and Lord Henry all deserve wide analyses. It has also attracted a large number of readers because of its beautiful language, affluent images, dramatic plot and strong sense of aestheticism. However, besides from such perspective of art, comparatively, seldom are there analyses focusing on the hero’s mental process to reveal his corruption. In this paper, the author attempts to explain Dorian Gray’s gradual mental erosion through Freudian theory of Eros and study of death instinct. Besides his ideas of hedonism which originates from his Eros, the death of Basil Hallward further reveals his cruel psychology which is part of Eros. And his final tragedy reflects his death instinct. By specific exploration, it is discovered that Dorian’s ending is mainly caused by his Eros, which calls for his cruel mentality to commit crimes and later leads to his death instinct with development.
文摘The Picture of Dorian Gray是王尔德唯一一部长篇小说,小说语言唯美自然。本文从顺应论的角度出发,从语境顺应、结构顺应以及动态顺应三个方面分析孙宜学译本与荣如德译本的差异。文章发现,两译者对于自己的定位不同,即前者是源语文化的传播者,后者则是文学作品的传播者,译者的意识程度以及自身定位影响着译者采取的翻译方法,只有找准定位才能更好地翻译,获得更大的阅读价值以及参考价值。
文摘The picture of Dorian Gray is the classic work of Oscar Wilde, the representative personage of Aestheticism. Since the novel was published in 1891, scholars have been studying it from various perspectives. Wilde expressed plentiful epigrams about love by conversations in the novel, and he once compared himself with characters in it, which provides possibility and clues for probing into his view of love through the novel. Starting from the description of women characters, Dorian's relationship with Basil and Henry, and some stories of marriage in the novel, the paper analyzes Wilde's aesthetic and pessimistic view of love and his advocacy for Greek love based on the British society then and Wilde's own experiences.
文摘The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's only novel, has created a great sensation after its publication. This article tries to justify the righteousness of Wilde's declamation—art for art's sake rather than for morality. Facing the dilemma of the coexistent Realism and Romanticism and restricted by the prevailed Puritan doctrine, Wilde chose to evade into the shelter of Utopia. In his Utopian world, there's no morality or immorality, there's only beauty. With his self-fashioning aestheticism, Oscar Wilde pursues beauty in his own Utopian world.
文摘This paper applies Freudian psychoanalytical method to interpreting the characteristics of the three heroes in the Picture of Dorian Gray.Based on Freud's theory of psychoanalysis,the paper presents that the harmony of the tripartite personality is the underlying highlight of the novel and concludes that the concepts of the id,the ego,and the superego correspond with the images of Lord Henry,Dorian Gray and Basil Hallward respectively.And this paper claims that Dorian Gray's self-destruction is the most extreme development of the imbalance between the superego and the id.
文摘Aestheticism or aestheticism movement was an important phenomenon during the later nineteenth century.Aestheticism advocated the phrase"art for art's sake".Oscar Wilde was the most famous aestheticism writer during the later nineteenth century in England.His novel the Picture of Dorian Gray was the representative show of his aestheticism thought.The passage mainly shows Wilde 's aestheticism thought of the novel in three aspects.
文摘Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, is a perfect tragedy according to Aristotle. Even though Oedipus was pride and bad-tempered, I still admire him for he is a man of truth. And the fate of Oedipus is not the key that leads his downfall but his pride. Oscar Wilde and his famous long novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is mentioned next. Wilde stresses the autonomy of art,and holds up the banner of individualism in literary writing. He also suggests a new criterion to judge a work of art, which is"the intensification of personality".
文摘In Oscar Wilde's only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray,the protagonist Dorian Gray undergoes the psychological journey from ignorance to self-realization under the influence of Others including Lord Henry Wotton,artist Basil Hallward,and the magic portrait.It is due to the profound impact from the outside world that Dorian Gray alienates from his original self and remolds himself into an entity that is guided by Others.In interacting with Others,especially the intrusive patriarchal signifier,Dorian Gray acquires his self-identity through accepting and modulating his various images reflected in others'discourses,which can be interpreted in relation to the progression of three phases of Jacques Lacan's Mirror Stage Theory and three levels of semiotic complexity.A Lacanian reading of the early mirror stage of ego formation can be extended to better understand Dorian Gray's self-construction process on both a psychoanalytical and semiotic level,with an emphasis that Dorian Gray's journey to search for self is based on the powerful influence of the Others.The paper suggests that characters around Dorian Gray are playing respective roles of mother,father,and the mirror that dominate an infanfs seilf-identification between Lacanian Imaginary and Symbolic orders.
文摘This paper analyzes the destructive effect of lawlessness on Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Kurtz in Heart of Darkness.Under the protection of his portrait,Dorian Gray is lost in his seeking for pleasure and corrupts from a good angel into a vicious devil.As an oppressor in Africa,Kurtz can make his law and can do anything without punishment and is thus destroyed by his insatiable desire for ivory.The corruption of Dorian Gray and Kurtz shows that without observation,man may expose his evil side to an extreme.
