1, the portrait of Dorian Gray
Dorian gray is a novel written by British playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde, and it is also his only novel. His works began to be serialized in the American magazine Lippincourt in July 1890, and were published as a separate book in the following year.
The play tells the story that Dorian Gray is an aristocratic boy who grew up in London. He is very handsome and kind-hearted Dorian looked at the portrait painted by the painter Howard and found his amazing beauty. Under the temptation of the painter's friend Lord Henry, he made a wish to the portrait: the beautiful teenager will remain young forever, and all the vicissitudes of life and the sins of the teenager will be borne by the portrait.
Dorian didn't agree at first, but when he played with an actress's feelings and caused her to commit suicide, he found that Dorian in the portrait had undergone an evil change. The frightened Dowling did not restrain himself, but indulged his desires even more.
Dorian's beauty remains the same, but the portrait is getting ugly day by day. Eighteen years later, Dowling murdered the painter Hallward out of hatred for his works and his ugly soul.
Later, the actress's younger brother came to seek revenge, was cheated by Dorian's clever words, and finally died. The death of the actress's younger brother awakened Dowling's conscience. He raised his knife and stabbed the ugly portrait, leading to his bizarre death. His face became ugly and old, but the portrait was as young as ever.
The Portrait of Dorian gray is the masterpiece of aestheticism at the end of 19, which can be called the three wonders of the trend of "art for art's sake" in drama, novel and painting.
2. Salome
Salome is a play written by British aesthete Oscar Wilde in 1893.
Salome's story was first recorded in Matthew in the New Testament. It tells the story that Salome obeyed the instructions of her mother Herodias and asked for the head of John the Baptist as a reward after dancing for Herod.
Although Wilde's Salome adopts the framework of Salome's story in the Bible, the author completely changes the original intention of the story, incorporates his own aestheticism narrative technique, and expresses the aesthetic thoughts of "love" and "beauty", "love" and "sin".
3. "Not a joke"
No Child's Play is a custom comedy created by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde in the19th century. Inspired by W.S. Gilbert's comedy Engagement.
The whole play is divided into three or four acts, depending on the staged version. 1February, 89514th premiered at St. James's Theatre in London.
4. faithful friends
Faithful Friends is a fairy tale written by Oscar Wilde, a British writer. Included in "Happy Prince and Other Stories" first published in 1888.
"Faithful Friends" tells the story of kind little Hans who gave selflessly for the so-called "friend" Miller, but didn't get the corresponding reward, and finally drowned in the pond because of selfish Miller. This fairy tale is full of praise for innocence and loyalty, sympathy for the weak and kindness, denial of hypocrisy and selfishness, and satire on greed and meanness.
5. selfish giant
The selfish giant is a fairy tale written by Oscar Wilde, a British aesthete. It tells the story of a selfish giant who changed from selfish to generous under the guidance of God and finally entered heaven. The story is warm and touching.
This article is the shortest of Wilde's fairy tales, which is included in the collection of fairy tales "The Happy Prince and Other Stories".
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