文献综述-王尔德童话故事中的死亡主题.docVIP

毕业论文文献综述 英语 王尔德童话故事中的死亡主题 On the Theme of Death in Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales Having received inspiration from German classical aesthetics and being influenced by Symbolism and Decadence in France, British Aesthetic Movement emerged in the late of 19th century, emphasizing aesthetic values over moral or social themes. It began with the Re-Raphaelite Brother-hood’s activities in the late Victorian period, experienced almost half a century and is commonly considered to have faced decline with the trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895. Oscar Wilde, the core figure of British Aesthetic Movement, wrote nine fairy tales to reflect his Aesthetic thought. His fairy tales were different from the traditional Victorian tales, but “took a sharp detour into an aesthetic sensibility.” Almost every tale of him ended with death, which added mystique and attraction to them. ⅠForeign and domestic studies on Oscar Wilde’s aestheticism Researches done by foreign scholars Since most literary concepts of aestheticism are not original, but are further developed from German classical aesthetics and some of its techniques are derived from French Symbolism and Decadence, it is regarded as a transitional thought from romanticism to modernism by some traditional critics, rather than an independent important genre. Rene Wellek (1965) did not appreciate aestheticism or its out-standing representative Oscar Wilde very much in his A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950, instead, he thought that considering Wilde’s legend endowed him with a special glory, he actually did not deserve the reputation or position he had got in the history of literary criticism based on his literary theory or works. Declan Kiberd (2001) considered Oscar Wilde represented “the resurgence of lying.” For him, “art is neither nature nor a mirror held to nature, but a deliberate improvement on it,” only art can carry out good intentions of nature. 2.Researches done by domestic scholars Some critics pointed out that