Oscar Wilde is really a good storyteller. I can feel the magic of his storytelling from reading his "The Nightingale and the Rose" before. Perhaps it is also because I am a real storyteller. A person who lacks imagination and the ability to create stories can always bring endless happiness when reading the magical stories he creates. I will try my best to focus on his stories and feel a This strange story brings me a sense of floating. Although this light feeling will end abruptly when the story ends, it doesn’t matter. This refuge will always be there. I can still pick up the book and enter this place again and again. world.
This collection brings together several stories, namely The Crimes of Lord Arthur Savile - a study in responsibility, The Sphinx with No Secrets - An Unforgettable Memories, Canterville's Ghost - an animistic romance, the model millionaire - an admirable story and portrait of Mr. W.H.
Arthur This article is heavy for Lord Arthur, but it will make readers dumbfounded. The story stems from a palmist's conclusion about Arthur's future mission - Arthur will kill one of his relatives. Normal people would refute and resist when hearing such remarks, but Arthur tried every means to do it as soon as possible. Complete this mission so that he can marry his fiancée without any burden. I like this story very much. When I read it, I felt more surprised and interesting because many of Arthur's behaviors were "abnormal". However, most adults always feel that they have to understand the truth when reading and telling stories. Only when it works can it be meaningful, so I racked my brains to find this big truth. I am really not good at finding this big truth, and in the end I just gave up. Until I read the end of the book, The translator mentioned that "Wilde said that art never expresses anything except art itself." I was rescued from the dilemma of forcing me to discover something, and then I can honestly say that I simply like this. I don’t know what the philosophy of the story is - it’s really interesting for adults.
I think the most attractive, romantic and somewhat nonsensical story in the book is Canterville’s Ghost, and this one is totally it. It is a novel that can even be directly written into a script and put on the big screen. The Otters family from the United States moved into a manor that was disliked by the owner because there was always a ghost in the manor. The ghost did many things to scare the original owner. Many people even lost their lives because of ghosts, but Mr. Otes still resolutely bought this manor, and soon brought his family - his wife, twin sons, and his daughter, Living in the manor. When readers read this, they usually think that the ghost is going to show off the family. The readers' emotions may have been colored by some horror, but our Mr. Wilde then brought us many vivid and interesting stories. The "battle" scene between the Otes family and the ghost is vivid and interesting, making the ghost suspect Yusei. The whole story is fresh and refined. The final ending is that a kind person saves the ghost, which may make us look like " "Falling into clichés", but the theme of praising beauty and love will never be boring. Some of the plots of this story are like the implanted links in watching TV today. In order to help the ghost optimize his life, the Otes family He made suggestions for using various American products, such as a certain chain lubricant, stain remover, etc. When I was reading the book, I originally thought it was meant to satirize a certain trend at the time, but later I read the translator’s postscript and found that this was Mr. Wilde’s It shows the invasion of the United Kingdom by American culture at that time, and combines traditional ghost stories with current trends. It is really creative. The subtitle of this story is an animistic romantic legend. I think it is really well described. Scared. People with ghosts will not respect ghosts, but regard ghosts as spiritual creatures that exist in this world like humans, so that people and ghosts can achieve mutual success. Mutual respect is the prerequisite for letting go of prejudice.
The last story is a portrait of Mr. W.H.. This article mainly talks about a created literary theory. A young man inquired about this theory, and his best friend began to study for the sake of his friend, and finally thought that his friend was right. , he mailed the compiled text, which influenced another person, making this person believe in this theory. Although this story really involves a lot of Shakespeare's works, it is a little difficult to read, but it is confusing. I can also feel the blood and passion to prove a certain theory, and I can also see how the actions and results of people who work hard for it affect other people, just like us readers, seeing this stories, and would also like to understand or study whether such a theory is really feasible. This story also made me admire Wilde's literary level. It takes a lot of effort to string together Shakespeare's works and give a literary theory. It seems like a small story, but it really contains a lot of literary knowledge. People admire. But I really don’t understand this story.
Finally, I would like to sum up the translator's postscript, which is also my feeling -
"The fantasy of novels is the only way to escape from the world and relieve sorrow (Arthur Conan Doyle's words) Being able to catch the poison of literature, the poison of Oscar Wilde, is actually a great happiness that is difficult to explain to outsiders.
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