唯美主义作家王尔德的代表作《道连·格雷的画像》既是一部小说,也是一部关于艺术和人生的寓言。作品中的人物命运巧妙地反映出世俗生活与艺术之间的激烈对抗,主人公道连悲剧性的结局则寓意艺术的胜利。在王尔德“艺术至上”的前提下,这部作品所反映出的唯美主义并非无视道德。相反,《画像》一书正是通过艺术的手法完成了它的道德诉求。 Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece The Portrait of Dawn Gray is both a novel and an allegory of art and life. The fate of the characters in the works skillfully reflects the fierce confrontation between secular life and art, and the heroine, even the tragic ending, symbolizes the victory of art. Aestheticism reflected in this work does not ignore morality on the premise of Wilde’s “Art First”. On the contrary, the book “Portrait” has just completed its moral appeal through art.