Essays about: "Wilde"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the word Wilde.

  1. 6. Boredom and Moral Decay : Oscar Wilde's Criticism of the Baudelairean Dandy in The Picture of Dorian Gray

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Nora Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : The Picture of Dorian Gray; ennui; Baudelaire; Wilde;

    Abstract : This essay examines the role of ennui in Dorian Gray’s moral decline in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. By applying Charles Baudelaire’s concept of ennui as the malady of the modern age and his promotion of dandyism as an escape from the “immoral” modern utilitarian society, it argues that Wilde challenges Baudelaire’s philosophy since Dorian suffers from depression as a result of yielding to all of his desires. READ MORE

  3. 7. An Ecocritical Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s A House of Pomegranates : Human- Nonhuman Interactions in the Fairy Tales

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Eva Aramian; [2022]
    Keywords : Ecocriticism; Victorian ecocriticism; Animal Studies; Oscar Wilde; Fairy tales; Human-nonhuman interaction; Transformation.;

    Abstract : Abstract   This thesis investigates the interactions between human and nonhuman characters that express a particular concern regarding nature and the environment in Oscar Wilde's four fairy tales in A House of Pomegranates. The author utilizes a significant number of nonhuman characters to communicate with humans, which is a fairy-tale convention in which truth wins over falsehood, kindness is rewarded, and virtue triumphs over evil. READ MORE

  4. 8. ‘The Fisherman and his Soul’ Revalued : A Significant and Singular Fairy Tale in Oscar Wilde’s Work

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Quentin CAIZERGUES; [2022]
    Keywords : Oscar Wilde; The Fisherman and his Soul; fairy-tales studies; aestheticism; social critique; Victorian studies; Hans Christian Andersen; The Little Mermaid;

    Abstract : The period 1889-1891 has been regarded as crucial in Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) career. Having been somewhat unsuccessful as a writer during the 1880s, and turning to journalism to earn a living, Wilde in this period saw the publication of his dialogues which led to his sole novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (hereafter, Dorian), serialised in 1890 before being republished as a novel in 1891. READ MORE

  5. 9. Cars in Sweden's Cinema & Television : AI-Guided Research of Automobiles in Sweden’s Images from 1950-1980

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Maximilian Steck; [2021]
    Keywords : archive; AI; cars; cultural memory; digital humanities; film; New Cinema History; object detection; speech recognition; Swedish film; oil crisis; H-Day; Archiv; Künstliche Intelligenz; KI; Filmwissenschaft; Medienwissenschaft; Film; Schweden; Schwedischer Film; Auto; Repräsentation; Wilde Erdbeeren; arkiv; artificiell intelligens; svensk film; bil; minne; representation; oljekris; dagen H; Smultronstället; 映画学; スウェデン; スウェデンの映画; AI; 車; 歴史; オイルショック; 野いちご; ダゲン・H;

    Abstract : This research project centers around cinematic and societal representation of the automobile in post-war Swedish cinema and television. Due to political neutrality during World War II, Sweden’s economy benefited from an extensive surplus immediately after Germany’s capitulation in 1945. READ MORE

  6. 10. When Escapism Becomes Neurotic : A Psychoanalytic Reading of Defense Mechanisms Employed in The Picture of Dorian Gray as a Medium to Escape Reality

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Santesson Papadopoulos Andreas; [2021]
    Keywords : Anxiety; Conflict; Defense mechanism; Escapism; Fear; Freud; Psychoanalysis; Rationalization; Repression; Ångest; Konflikt; Försvarsmekanism; Verklighetsflykt; Rädsla; Freud; Psykoanalys; Rationalisering; Repression;

    Abstract : Using psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework, this essay examines the subject of escapism in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Defense mechanisms of the ego, first thought of by Sigmund Freud, allow for a clearer understanding of what takes place during the plot. READ MORE