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Acknowledgments My writing of this thesis has smoothly come to an end, and I hereby would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the following people for their selfless dedication and contribution to my thesis. 20213
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My profound gratitude first goes to Associate Pro. Cao Xia, my supervisor, for her constant guidance and encouragement in the process of my writing. She offered me considerable and constructive advice, practical and profound suggestions on the completion of my paper. Just under her careful and patient guidance, I begin to get a clear idea of the paper and fully frame it out. Without her support and help, the completion of the present thesis would turn out to be impossible.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the teachers who have ever taught me throughout my college years, especially Prof. Huai Peixin, my British and American Literature course teacher. Her profound knowledge of western literature led me into the world of literature, and also inspired me to make efforts in English learning. I am also very grateful to all other teachers of the School of Foreign Languages who gave me direct or indirect help during my study in the college.
I am also grateful to my classmates and roommates for their encouragement, support, comments and wise advice.
Last, I wish to devote this paper to my parents for their everlasting dedication that they have shown since I was just a little child.
Abstract
Oscar Wilde, the advocate of aestheticism in the late 19th century, whose works cover many styles and are seldom surpassed by others, was a genius in British literature. He was noted for his colorful and tactful language using and peculiar and fancy trappings. As an advocate for “art for art’s sake”, Oscar Wilde had evoked the imagination of the century and created myth and legendry and was remembered as a writer, an inpidualist, an aesthete, a feminist, a socialist, as well as a nationalist for his adorable and enormous influences on British literature.
Born in the Victorian age, Oscar Wilde experienced the feminism stream. During the 19th century, with a vibrant women’s liberation movement in the UK, females were quickly awakened. Women were no longer contented to be occupied by countless housework and farm work. Instead, they were eager for equality, and sought out ways for self demonstration as men did. Writers also began to attach importance to female portraying with sparing efforts to describe female’s living conditions, social status, characters and behaviors. Wilde also dedicated a lot to this aspect. Among such works, An Ideal Husband (1895) was a representative. As one of Wilde’s popular comedies, An Ideal Husband (1895) has aroused readers’, audiences’, and critics’ attentions since its publication and staging. Moreover, this piece of work carries Oscar Wilde’s view towards woman.
This paper falls into five parts. The first part serves as an introduction. The second part aims at analyzing feminism and its influence on Wilde. The third part mainly focuses on the interpretation of three main female characters in An Ideal Husband. The fourth part probes into Oscar Wilde’s view towards woman. The fifth part functions as a conclusion.
Key Words: feminism, An Ideal Husband, female characters
摘要
作为19世纪唯美主义在英国的代言人，“为艺术而艺术”的倡导者，奥斯卡•王尔德的创作涉及了诗歌、童话、戏剧、杂文，笔之所至，每一种体裁都留下了惊世之作。他凭借其睿智风趣的语言特色为剧院增添新的活力，给观者以思想的灌溉，为英国文学添上一道亮丽的风景！
当然，作为一位活跃在文多利亚时期的作家，王尔德理所当然的深受当时风靡一时的女性主义所影响。其大多数创作都开始通过塑造不同的女性角色来用以反映当时社会女性对社会地位、政治权利、婚姻关系等方面的诉求。而作为奥斯卡•王尔德的四大杰出喜剧之一的《理想丈夫》，一经问世便轰动一时。在这样一部作品中，王尔德也同样倾注全力来描绘独具魅力的三位女性—奇尔顿夫人、谢弗利太太以及梅布尔小姐，用以展示其与时代契合的女性观。本论文将就此展开研究。