A Study Of The Awareness Of Mortality In Wilde’s Works

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)was a famous British writer of aestheticism in the nineteenthcentury.In his short life, work is not much.But his works have written or mentioned death alot.Through studying death fragments written in his works repeatedly in-depth.We believe thatthe Oscar Wilde have his own special view of death.He believes that death is the transfer oftwo kinds of life forms, is regenerated.At the same time, death is also a way of love.Thegeneration of his death consciousness is closely related to the influence of Christian deathconsciousness long-term and his unique life experience.And his unique understanding ofdeath is an important factor to constitute a beautiful artistic conception in his works.The thesis is divided into three chapters to discuss.The first chapter mainly discussconcrete connotation of Oscar Wilde death awareness.Oscar Wilde think that death is not theend of life or disappear, but two kind of transformation of life forms, is recycled.Death is alsoa way of love. When love encountered obstacles in the real society, cannot achieve, death isthe only solution can cross obstacle.Die sublimation can also make love for eternity.The chapter1mainly has discussed the connotation about Wilde’s consciousness ofdeath on the basis of text.First of all, Oscar Wilde think that death is just the beginning ofanother form of life, is a person to another boundaries,So death is rebirth for him.Second,lovein his works is finally accomplished by death,Death can make love which not accepted in reallife continued in another world.So death is the implementation of love.The second chapter, discuss how Oscar Wilde death consciousness is expressed from theperspective of art.Thesis think, on the one hand,Oscar Wilde choose some common aesthetictendency in the beautiful imagery, such as the moon, roses which are connected to the death to,create a beautiful artistic conception of death,On the other hand, use calm and objectivenarrative to dissolve the fear of death and sorrow. It’s very good that it expressed his deathconsciousness of death that death is renewable, death is the love the implementation of thepoint of view.Third chapter from the background of unique life experience of Wilde and individual, topursuit the cause of his death consciousness.Thesis think Oscar Wilde grew up in familieswith strong religious atmosphere.The growing experience make him accepted the influence ofChristian concept of resurrection and the influence of the concept of heaven after death and soon,these have formed his death consciousness that death is regeneration.And he’s gay lifeexperience, also let him in the conflict between individual and social morality, and innerstruggle, and conflict with the lover,He has the idea that Death is the love way ofimplementation in his subconscious death, and sublimate it and projected into the works.