Аallusion as the basis for the aesthetics of Oscar Wilde's poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”

1. allusion as the basis for the aesthetics of Oscar Wilde's poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”

ALLUSION AS THE BASIS
FOR THE AESTHETICS OF
OSCAR WILDE'S POEM
“THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL”
By Kuleshova A.B.

2. THE GOAL is to:

THE GOAL IS TO:
to consider the use of allusion as the
main way to reveal in poetry the
concept of the aesthetic.

3. to achieve this goal, it is necessary to perform the following tasks:

TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL,
IT IS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING
TASKS:
To examine the notion of aestheticism in detail, the history of
its appearance and development in English literature and its
followers;
To analyze the stylistic device of allusion, its peculiarities,
distinctive features and functions;
To identify the most characteristic types of inclusion of hidden
meaning in the text of O. Wilde’s poetry and the role of their
use;
To trace the influence of allusive units on the nature of the
poetic narrative and the main idea of the poem “The Ballad of
Reading Gaol”.

4. In the first chapter…

IN THE FIRST CHAPTER…
The
Concept and Basic Postulates of Aestheticism;
and its place in the life and work of O. Wilde.
Allusions
themselves (notion, features and
functions) and in Wilde's work.

5. The classification of allusions and their functions

THE CLASSIFICATION
OF ALLUSIONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
Allusions
can be:
Functions
can be:
historical
evaluative-
literary
characteristic
referential
prognostic
biblical
mythological

6. In the second chapter…

IN THE SECOND
CHAPTER…
“He
did not wear his scarlet coat, for blood and
wine are red…” (complex)
“Since
first Man took his brother's life, and the sad
world began…” (biblical)
“And
all the while the burning lime eats flesh and
bone away, It eats the brittle bone by night, and the
soft flesh by the day…” (historical)

7.

Types of allusions
biblical
mythological
historical
Types of functions
iterary
referential
prognostic
evaluative-characteristic
4%
18%
24%
46%
8%
64%
36%

8. As for conclusion…

AS FOR CONCLUSION…
“The Balad of Reading Gaol” is a confession of a "suffering but
beautiful soul," which skillfully describes the horror and anguish of the
prisoners awaiting death;
This representation so powerful and impressive because of the means
of language, mainly allusion;
Allusion brings completely new meanings to the text, and sometimes
even enters into a polemic with the past;
Wilde uses biblical motifs and historical events as his main material for
allusions. With their help he most fully conveys the spirit and
atmosphere of that time and place, as well as the power of the
experiences of doomed people. In addition, by using this technique, he
speaks to his readers, allowing them to interpret the theme of the work
in a special way and to appeal to their own feelings, associations, and
perceptions of the world.

9.

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