Symbolism in Oscar Wilde's Salomé and the importance of being earnest
Other Title(s)
الرمزية في مسرحيتي أوسكار وايلد سالومي و أهمية أن تكون صادقا
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
University
Salahaddin University-Hawler
Faculty
College of Languages
University Country
Iraq
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2010
English Abstract
-The thesis examines Oscar Wilde's use of Symbolism in two of his plays – Salomé (1894) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), aiming to trace Wilde's manipulation of Symbolism in these two representative plays.
The thesis consists of four chapters and a conclusion.
The first chapter is the introduction.
It is divided into three sections.
The first section deals with the formative years in Wilde's life which include the intellectual influence of his parents and the years of his study in addition to his one year lecture tour in America.
The second section deals with the influence of the Symbolist movement, and of the French Symbolist Poets.
The third section deals with the evolvement of Symbolism as a paramount literary trend.
It also shows how it was applied in the theatre.
The second chapter analyzes Salomé from different aspects: its background, its sources, and the aspects of Symbolism which, in turn, include the Symbolic theme of beauty, language, setting, and the symbols used in the play.
The chapter focuses on Symbolism as the major literary trend used by Wilde in Salomé.
The third chapter deals with the analysis of The Importance of Being Earnest, handling both the aspects of Symbolism and those of Comedy of Manners, and tries to show how Wilde blends the two trends.
This chapter also analyzes the play from the aspects of background, sources and aspects of Symbolism; these, in turn, include language, setting, the symbolic motifs that run throughout the play, and the symbols.
The fourth chapter is a comparison between the two studied plays to trace their use of Symbolism and to highlight the similarities and the differences between them.
The conclusion shows that Wilde could be almost purely Symbolist, as in Salomé, and could blend Symbolism into Comedy of Manners, emphasizing aspects of those trends according to the needs of his plays.
The conclusion thus shows that he never fully abandons Symbolism and continues to manipulate it to convey his ideas.
It is, for him, a very suitable medium to attain his dictum of "art for art's sake", as it helps create fantasy worlds necessary for this goal.
Main Subjects
Topics
No. of Pages
136
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Chapter One : introduction.
Chapter Two : symbolism in Salomé.
Chapter Three : symbolism in the importance of being earnest.
Chapter Four : a comparison between Salomé and the importance of being earnest.
Conclusion.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Junayd, Shilan Khalil. (2010). Symbolism in Oscar Wilde's Salomé and the importance of being earnest. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Salahaddin University-Hawler, Iraq
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-311163
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Junayd, Shilan Khalil. Symbolism in Oscar Wilde's Salomé and the importance of being earnest. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Salahaddin University-Hawler. (2010).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-311163
American Medical Association (AMA)
Junayd, Shilan Khalil. (2010). Symbolism in Oscar Wilde's Salomé and the importance of being earnest. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Salahaddin University-Hawler, Iraq
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-311163
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-311163
