浅谈《快乐王子》美学价值.docVIP

浅谈《快乐王子》美学价值摘 要：王尔德的《快乐王子》是世界上最优美的童话之一，可以同时为孩子和大人所欣赏。它具有极高的美学价值。这种价值正在于它的“美”。本文从三个不同角度探讨了这篇童话的美学价值：第一，情节上反映了童话的悲剧美；第二，语言上表现了童话的诗意美；第三，主旨上体现了童话的艺术美 Abstract：The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde is one of the most beautiful fairy tales in the world, which can be appreciated by both children and adults. It is of high aesthetic value. Its value lies in its “beauty”. This paper explores the aesthetic value of this fairy tale from three different perspectives: Firstly, the story of the fairy tale reflects a kind of tragic beauty; Secondly, the language of the fairy tale presents a kind of poetic beauty; Thirdly, the theme of the fairy tale embodies a kind of artistic beauty. 关键词：美学价值 悲剧美 诗意美 艺术美 Keywords： aesthetic value, tragic beauty, poetic beauty, artistic beauty 1. Introduction Fairy tales, especially those stemming from folk legends, are of great value to us in different aspects such as anthropology, psychology, aesthetics, artistry and so on. The explanation given by Andersen can be regarded as another way of interpreting fairy tales. The great master of fairy tales once said that he was writing not only for the children but also for the adults around them. He hoped that the adults could find some illumination and enjoyment in the fairy tales as well. The Happy Prince just serves as another example. It is written by Oscar Wilde, a master of aestheticism. The Happy Prince and Other Tales was published in 1888 and contained five stories: The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, and The Remarkable Rocket. Wilde wrote to a friend that the tales were “meant partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy, and who find in simplicity a subtle strangeness” (Wilde, 2005：29，Varty). His readers could be naiuml;ve or sophisticated, young or old, their pleasures shaped by different features of the texts; but, in common with Wilde, they were to have an aesthetic sensibilit