王尔德喜剧语言的文化透视

Cultural Perspective on the Language of Oscar Wilde's Comedies

王尔德的喜剧语言远离了粗俗鄙俚,体现出十分文雅的特点。不仅如此,在王尔德喜剧人物的对话中,还大量出现了与爱、道德评判以及人生态度相关的词汇,从而构成了王尔德喜剧语言的又一显著特征。王尔德喜剧语言的这些特点,不仅烙下了维多利亚时代意识形态和社会风尚的印痕,而且流露出王尔德与维多利亚时代主流意识形态的微妙关系——既迎合又叛逆。这种关系在一定程度上反映了维多利亚时代末期部分上流社会人士的思想意识,成为王尔德喜剧在当时能够得到上流社会观众认同并大获成功的原因之一。

Far beyond vulgarity,the language of Oscar Wilde＇s comedies is rich in elegance.Moreover,words about love,moral judgments and attitude of life are abundant in the conversa-tions of the characters in his plays,forming another remarkable trait of the language of Wilde＇scomedies.Not only are these traits branded with Victorianism,but they also divulge the subtle re-lationship between Wilde and the Victorian ideology—both catering and rebellious.This relation-ship,to some extent,reflects the ideology of the upper-class in the late-Victorian times.It is oneof the reasons for the recognition and success that Wilde＇s comedies had gained among the upper-class audience of his time.