Oscar_Wilde简介.ppt

Oscar Wilde（1854年—1900年) Life In 1854, Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Road, Dublin. In 1874, after graduated from Trinity college in Dublin with a scholarship, Wilde entered Oxford University. There he became particularly well known for his role in the aesthetic. In 1884, Wilde married Constance Lloyd. They had two sons, Cyril (1885) and Viviane (1886).  Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas Wilde’s tomb Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas In 1891, his meeting with Lord Alfred Douglas changed his role from a husband to a homosexual lover. After that, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned after been convicted of “gross indecency（严重猥亵）” for homosexual acts. In 1900, Wilde died of cerebral meningitis（脑膜炎）. Wilde’s tomb Major works ： Poetry: Poems 《诗集》, 1891 sphinx 《斯芬克斯》，1894 The Ballad of Reading Gaol 《瑞丁监狱之歌》, 1898 Fairy tales: The Happy Prince and other Tales 《快乐王子和其他故事》, 1888 The House of Pomegranate 《石榴屋》, 1891 Major Works: Novel: The Picture of Dorian Gray 《道林·格雷的画像》, 1891 Plays: Vera 《薇拉》 ，1880 A Woman of no Importance 《无足轻重的女人》, 1893 The Importance of Being Earnest 《认真的重要性》, 1895 Salomé 《莎乐美》, 1893 An Ideal Husband， 《理想的丈夫》 1895 Wilde’s aestheticism（唯美主义） Oscar Wilde adopted the aesthetical ideal: he affirmed “my life is like a work of art”. Art ? used only to celebrate beauty and the sensorial pleasures. The artist = the creator of beautiful things. One of his works The Picture of Dorian Gray Introduction 1890 →first appeared in a magazine → Revised and extended It reflected Oscar Wilde’s personality It was considered immoral by the Victorian public Characters Dorian Gray – a handsome and narcissistic(自恋的) young man. Basil Hallward – an a