On Characters in“the Picture of Dorian Gray”——An Interpr

1、On Characters in“the Picture of Dorian GrayAn Interpr【abstrat】sarildeasnefthestdistinguishedaesthetesverperstheenglishrldithhissintillatingaddressandritingnaesthetiis.espeiallyin“thepiturefdriangray,thenlynvelinhislifetie,ildepaintsapitureinhihhisbrilliantaesthetireedsfindtheirfullexpressin.thrughth

2、eanalysesfthreeainharatersinvlvedinthenvel,thethesisatteptstexplretheessentialsfildesaesthetitheriesandfferaneasyapprahtreadersfurtherunderstandingftheirishit.【keyrds】aesthetiis;hednis;narissis;dandyis;yniis;sensibility;paradxinpublieyes,hebelngst“thealternativesiety.hisquaintstylefdressing,trenhant

3、itandelquene,aesthetibelieff“artfrartssakeandsexualrientatinakeaysteryfhi.inhislifetie,disussinverhisliteraryrksandprivatelifereainsintentangthereadingpubli.andanyyearsafterhisdeath,hisystiresplendenthar,insteadfbeingeffaedbythelapseftie,begantassertitselfandgainedinreasingadiratinfrrepen-indedgener

4、atins.theappealeanatedfrithintheirishitissenduringthatevenheninstnhurhillisaskedithhheprefersstttalkifhaneperits,therldlyaknledgedasterflanguagefferedthenaeithutanyhesitatin.thenaefallsnnnetherthansarilde.asastaunhadvatefrtheaesthetiveenthihdevelpedinbritainduringthelatenineteenthenturyasaprtestagai

5、nsttheprevailingindustrialephasisn“theusefulrutilitarianis,sarildeipressestherldpriarilyithhisaazingperflanguageinpresentinghisaesthetithughtsandtheries.pervadinginhisliteraryrksareepigraiit,ausingirnyandparadxialqutesithhurusskeptiisandynialhar.espeiallyin“thepiturefdriangray,hisnlynvel,ildeinstill

6、shiselfandhisaesthetidtrinesintthethreeharatersinvlvedinsuhatatfulaythatthebkhassinebeenefhisstelebratedrks,abrilliantexaplefhisperasastrytellerandfhisflabyantitasanaesthetiriter.thethreeharatersinquestin,driangray,ayuthithheart-thrbbingphysialbeauty;basilhallard,apainterdevtedtartheartandsul;andlrd

7、henryttn,anaristratidandyhteptsdriangrayintraldegeneratin,binetakeatrueandpletesarildeashehiselffauslysaid:“basilhallardishatithinkia;lrdhenryhattherldthinkse;drianhatiuldliketbeintherages,hissense,“thepiturefdriangrayisntnlyapitureinhihildesaesthetiisisfaithfullypainted,butalsapiturethat

8、henvelthatistingedithythiallr,drian,basilandhenryareallaesthetesrespetivelyrepresentingsarildesaesthetiisintheirnay.theprtagnistdriangrayisayuthithstunningbeauty,thrughhsephysialharildepresentshisaesthetiideasintaspets:narissisandhednis.narissis:thenarissistipassinasthedisti

9、nguishingfeatureinildesbeauty-seekinganbedetetedinthenvelfrdriangraythe“nderfullyhandse.drianissindulgentinhisnbeautythat“inbyishkeryfnarissus,hehadkissedrfeignedtkissthsepaintedlips,rningafterrninghesatbefretheprtrait,nderingatitsbeauty,alstenaredfit.tperpetuatehisyuthandhar,thenarissistevenjepardi

10、zeshissulbyishing:“ifitereihastbealaysyung,andthepiturethatastgrld!frthatfrthatiuldgiveeverything!yes,thereisnthinginthehlerldiuldntgive!iuldgiveysulfrthat!thefanatialprayerbringstlifeayuthhsuubstselfidlatry.sharingithhisharaterthenarissistiplex,sarildethereatrpresentshiselfttherldasabrilliantlytale

11、ntedriterhthinksuhfhiself.hetakesgreatdelightinadptingahighprfileinpubliandtalkinginfullflithhisfellenabuthisunrthdxthughtsthatshktherld.besides,ildeisnevernetlsethepprtunityfreylingthseell-turnedphrasesandrearksinventedbyhiself.inanyfhisrks,rdsandphrasesadebyhiarefundtbepiedrepeatedlyjustbeausehepr

12、efershisnusedrdstthers.thisself-plagiarisis,psyhlgially,aslidprffhisnarissistiinlinatinasanaesthete.hednis:disillusinedithahuannaturedistrtedbyapitalizatinanderializatinpervadingin19thenturybritishsiety,aesthetesledbyildetakehednisasaspiritualrefugeintheirpursuitflifeideals.thekeyrlehednisplaysinild

13、esaesthetiisuldbedisernedfrhisprtrayalfdriangray,theepitefbeautyhpursuesalifefexquisiterperversesensatinandexhaustspassinsfraatalguefsensrydisiplinesfrinterirdesigntextiuisine.asdrianhiselftldlrdhenry:“ilungedinthepark,rstrlleddnpiadillythereasanexquisitepisnintheair.ihadapassinfrsensatins.reeivinge

14、veryday“invitatinstdinner,tiketsfrprivatevies,prgraesfharitynertsandthelike,drianinhisbuddinglifespendshisdaysnnthingbutluxuriussensuusenjyent,leadingalifestyle“rallyintlerableinanindustrialandutilitariansietyyeteledbyaestheteshtakesuperbsensuuspleasureasafrfself-fulfillent.in“thepiturefdriangray,he

15、ndriangetstheinfratinabutthedeathfsybilvanehislver,heannunestbasil:“aanhisasterfhiselfanendasrraseasilyasheaninventapleasure.idntanttbeattheeryfyetins,ianttusethe,tenjythe,andtdinatethe.thedelaratinisnsistentithildespubliizedepigrasthat“nthinganurethesulbutthesenses,justasnthinganurethesensesbutthes

16、uland“ianresistanythingbutteptatin.yetildeshednisisntereidleness,itis,instead,a“nehednishihtakessensuuspleasureastheultiateaiinthereatinfart.asanehednistteveryinh,ildehiselfisalayssearhingfrnesensatins,hihanbebservedfrhisayinritingthenvel.hedevtesahlehapter(hapter11)tanexhaustiveauntfhdrianabandnshi

17、selftsuhsensuuspleasuresaslletingperfue,jeelsandebrideries,et,thedetailsfhihpintstardanaestheteslvefpulentderatinandtheendeavrsheakesinthestudyfit.butevidently,thehedniseantfrthe“redeptinfankindssulsaslaiedbyaesthetesisinesseneesapisthatantbearfruitsintheend.if,say,driangrayistheebdientfbeautyinthes

18、try,thenitisbasilhallardthepainterhnvertsdriansrldlyexisteneintaheightenedspherefart.thrughutthebk,theipressinfbasilupnreadersisnthingtherthanhiskeensensitivenesstthevaluefbeautifulthings,rsiplyhispreupatinithsensibility.sensibility:inbasilsappreiatinfbeautyandart,tpprirityisgiventhissensibilityrath

19、erthansenseandreasn.henhefirstetdriangray,hegivesadeliateandpassinatedesriptinfthepsyhlgialhangeheunderges“auriussensatinfterrraevere,ituldabsrbyhlenature,yhlesul,yveryartitself.andinthesaehapter,headeanfessintlrdhenryabuttheinfluenefdriansbeautyupnhisartas“unnsiuslyhedefinesfrethelinesfafreshshl,as

20、hlthatisthaveinitallthepassinftherantispirit,alltheperfetinfthespiritthatisgreek.theharnyfsulandbdyhuhthatis!einuradnesshaveseparatedthet,andhaveinventedarealisthatisvulgarandidealitythatisvid.heretheeffetfsensibilityisheightenedtanextentthihitanevenpenetratenesnatureandsulhilerealisisdespisedasbein

21、gvulgar.thedesriptinservesasanindiatrftheartistspreferenefsensibilitytratinalisinhispursuitfart,hihisinardaneithildestheryf“theyareeletthbeautifulthingseannlyhislngasitisbeautifulandhatattersisbeautyitselfinsteadfanyralsignifianeitbears.thatishyhelavishespraisesupndriandespitehisignranefthelbeautyan

22、d“allartisquiteuseless.tbasilhallard,anythingillappealtattersnature.andtilde,“thereisnsuhthingasaralraniralbk.bksareellritten,rbadlyritten.thatisall.basilsextravagantpanegyrisndriansbeautyisarefletinfhisephasisupnsensibilityinartistireatin,hihuldbefurtherprvedbyhisrefusaltpaintfrsebdyelsedespitetheh

23、ugepriefferedthijustbeause“thereassethingintheshapefhisfingersthatihated.basils,rrather,ildesinfatuatinithsensibilityisinseparablefrhisattepttseekanesapefrthestiflingnfinesfvitrianpaintingandriting,frthseartseigheddnbyaneverinreasingburdenfral,sialandsentientalbaggage.thegreatestfasinatinfthenvel,as

24、unaniuslyapplaudedbystreaders,esitselfttheprtrayalflrdhenryttn,adandyandynihtreatslifeasaspetatrsprtandexerisesaaligninflueneupndrian.itisthrughhissintillatingrearksthatsarildefindsanidealutletfrhisnutlktardartandlife.inlrdhenrythreeeleentsalesetdistinguishildeasaleadingaesthete:dandyis,yniisandaste

25、rlyusefparadx.dandyis:thenvelis,frtheverybeginning,setinafrtablebakgrund“fillediththerihdrfrses,inhihlrdhenry“aslying,sking,asashisust,innuerableigarettes,ithaself-nsiusandsatisfiedair.bservantreadersanfindithndiffiultythispsefinsuianeflrdhenryinildesfrequentusefsuhadjetiverdsas“languid,listless,dre

26、ay,langurus,et.henlrdhenryspeaks.thighlightlrdhenrysdeeanrandhabitasadandy,ildeeplyslrdhenrysunleashisspkespersnhentsnhisnieeinhapterthree“hatbringsyuutsearly?ithughtyudandiesnevergtuptillt,anderentvisibletillfive.itpresentstreaderstheiagefanindlentladhspeaks“iththatgraefulavefthehandthatasalaysshar

27、ateristifhi.lrdhenrysdandyisindressanddeeanrisalsvintagesarilde.hisappearanelnghair,velvetsuit,fur-triedatandhissuperblyjudged,highlyanneredstylefleturingntrivetshhisexquisitesensibilityasadandy.butitisntnlyindeeanrbutinthughtthatlrdhenrydisplaysildesprediletinfrdandyis.hisslaknessindealingithlife,i

28、nthestry,iseveryheretfindhenhepreahestdriangray.frinstane,“neverarryatall,drian.enarrybeausetheyaretired;en,beausetheyareurius;btharedisappinted./“ydearby,thepeplehlvenlyneintheirlivesarereallytheshallpeple.hattheyalltheirlyalty,andtheirfidelity,ialleitherthelethargyfustrtheirlakfiaginatin.faithfuln

29、essisttheetinallifehatnsistenyistthelifeftheintelletsiplyanfessinffailures./“stpeplebeebankruptthrughhavinginvestedtheavilyintheprseflife./“allthatexperienereallydenstratedasthaturfutureuldbethesaeasurpast,andthatthesinehaddnene,andithlathing,eulddanyties,andithjy./“ineverapprve,rdisapprve,fanything

30、n.itisanabsurdattitudettaketardslife.earentsentinttherldtairurralprejudies.evendrianakesentnlrdhenryinsuhayas“harryspendshisdaysinsayinghatisinredible,andhiseveningsindinghatisiprbable.thedandyslanguidself-enterednessandhisaral,ht-huseultureisehedbyaesthetesftheildeirleinhseliveseverythinggivesaytde

31、taileddisussinfpituresandtherartbjets,rsiplygssiping.ildeis,inpartiular,averitabledandyhinhisepheerallifetieteasesiththentinsflve,arriageandhuannatureandakesvariusildkeriesatlifeasahle.yniis:inhisprpagatingthentinf“artfrartssakeasanekindfartuntraeledbysialandralrules,sarildeearsthebadgefyniisnhisaes

32、thetiat.slingsfattakareftensht,inhisrks,tardthehyprisyandutilitarianisprevailinginthe19thenturyfvitrianera.in“thepiturefdriangraythereexistsanabundanefsuhexaples,thrughhihlrdhenrytheinarnatinfildehurlssatiresatvitrianralsyste.frexaple,henlrdhenrytalksithhisunleabutauntagathasharityappeals,hekinglysa

33、id:“philanthrpipeplelseallsensefhuanity.itistheirdistinguishingharateristi.andlateratauntagathashe,hefurthersatirizesbysaying:“huanitytakesitselftseriusly.itistherldsriginalsin.iftheaveanhadknnhtlaugh,histryuldhavebeendifferent,“thereisnliterarypubliinenglandfranythingexeptnespaper,priersandenylpedi

34、asand“fallpepleintherldtheenglishhavetheleastsensefthebeautyfliterature.thisyniattitudetardtheenvirnentfhihheisapartisrentieableinhisnversatinithdrian.hedevaluespepleatthattieas“kningthepriefeverything,andthevaluefnthing,andgivessuhdisparagingrearksas“iquitesypathizeiththerageftheenglishderayagainst

35、hattheyalltheviesftheupperrdersand“theyfeedthehungry,andlthethebeggar.buttheirnsulsstarve,andarenaked.uragehasgneutfurrae.perhapseneverreallyhadit.theterrrfsiety,hihisthebasisfrals,theterrrfgd,hihistheseretfreliginthesearethetthingsthatgvernus,“thestuefthenineteenthenturyisdetestable.itisssber,sdepr

36、essing.sinisthenlyreallreleentleftindernlife.dubtlesslylrdhenrystandsasanidealspkespersnfrsarildehenheprvkesalashbeteenhiselfandthehighsiety.thepejrativerearksadebyhiareafaithfulrepresentatinfildesipudenthallengetardthehlebritishsiety,hihultiatelyleadsthisfallandiprisnentandleaveshiavitifralautray.p

37、aradx:apartfrtheaesthetilrsithhihitispainted,“thepiturefdriangrayisalsabkstrenithilluinatingparadxesabutlve,arriage,life,ankind,et,hihleaventnlyaeserizeddriangray,butalsaazedreaders.niknaedas“prineparadx,lrdhenrybriefeddriannhislifephilsphypriarilythrughittyparadxes.hentalkingabuttrust,hesaid“ianbelieveanything,prvidedthatitisquiteinredible.anditisinthisaythatheentsnlve“ersfsypathy,heannunes“iansypathizeitheverything,exeptsuffering.andhebserveshuanfr