本篇論文主要是針對奧斯卡．王爾德作品中生命和藝術之間犧牲與美學化關連的探討。身為一個頹廢派藝術家，王爾德展現出把生命經驗轉化成美學的傾向。在轉化的過程中，為了實現一個理想化的概念或是美學上的投射，主體的情感或是現實的考量都應該被排除在外。此外，讓王爾德與其他作家不同的是，他會把藝術再重新搬演在生命中。也就是說，為了實踐他理想化的投射或是美學上的理念，他會從藝術領域回到生命當中，並犧牲他的現實生活考量到某種地步。同樣地，王爾德筆下的虛擬人物也會為了在生命中實踐美學理想，而犧牲他們的生命。在本文的開端，我會介紹形塑王爾德犧牲和美學化概念的學術氛圍和他所親近的人物。在第二章，我會探討王爾德中篇小說《美少年格雷的畫像》裡犧牲和美學化的主題，而四個主角分別代表四種對人生與藝術之間關係的不同態度。在第三章，我會探討王爾德劇作《莎樂美》裡美學的期待與肉體的慾望之間的辯證關係。我會分析這些主要人物如何犧牲他人的生命只為實現一個理想化的投射。在第四章，我會探索王爾德的童話、短篇小說、藝術評論、以及《獄中記》裡面犧牲和美學化的主題。在王爾德的童話中，這些無私的主角通常會為了理想化的所愛而犧牲他們自己。在他的短篇小說和藝術批評之中，我挑選和「犯罪藝術」有關的故事，因為它們以某種扭曲的方式展現犧牲和美學化之間關係，因此藝術美感是透過犧牲他人福祉與性命的犯罪行為來實踐。在《獄中記》裡，讀者可看出王爾德他自己認同於最具代表性的無私奉獻人物，耶穌，因為他為了完成對阿爾弗萊德•道格拉斯理想的投射而犧牲自己。在最終章，我會總結為藝術而犧牲生命／生活的不同動機與結果。

This thesis mainly focuses on the thematic relationship between sacrifice and aestheticization in the life and work in Oscar Wilde. As a decadent artist, Oscar Wilde tends to transform his life experiences into art. During the process of transformation, the subjective affection or practical concerns are sacrificed in order to achieve an idealistic concept or aesthetic projection. Furthermore, what distinguishes Wilde from other writers is that he will reenact art in his life. That is, in order to realize his idealistic projection or aesthetic ideals in the real world, he will return to the field of life from the sphere of art, and sacrifice his real-life interests to a certain level for the fulfillment of his ideal. Similarly, Wilde’s fictional characters will also sacrifice their lives to achieve aesthetic ideals in their life. To begin with, I will discuss the intellectual climate of Wilde’s time and his close relations or friends that influence his conception of sacrifice and aestheticization. In the second chapter, I will deal with the themes of sacrifice and aestheticization in Wilde’s novella, The Picture of Dorian Gray. The four major characters represent different attitude toward the relationship between life and art. In the third chapter, I will deal with the dialectical relationship between artistic aspiration and carnal longing in Wilde’s play, Salome. I would analyze how the main figures sacrifice other people’s lives only to complete their own idealistic projections. In the fourth chapter, I will look into the thematic connection between sacrifice and aestheticization in Wilde’s fairy tales, short stories, critical dialogues, and De Profundis. In Wilde’s fairy tales, the altruistic protagonists often sacrifice themselves for their idealized beloved. In his short stories and critical dialogues, I select the ones that are related to “art of crime,” which originates from a twisted realization of the connection between sacrifice and aestheticization, as a kind of artistic beauty is achieved through criminal acts at the cost of others’ welfare or life. In De Profundis, one can see how Wilde identifies himself with the most representative figure of selfless sacrifice, Christ, for he sacrifices himself for his idealistic projection on Lord Alfred Douglas. In the concluding chapter, I would briefly discuss different motivations and consequences of sacrifice life for the sake of art.

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