Linguo-Aesthetic Analysis of the Structure and Content of the Concept of Beauty in the Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde
Abstract
The article looks at the structure and contents of the concept of beauty in 6 fairy tales by Oscar Wilde in which 37 lexical units verbalising the concept of beauty have been identified. The units in question are represented by separate words and phrases based on metaphors and similes. Fairy tales often reflect peculiarities of national folklore and moral values; they contain elements representing the individual author’s manner as well as his views. The conceptual analysis of the fairy tales by Oscar Wilde and the search for the elements of the concept of beauty allow us to get a deeper understanding of the author’s aesthetics and analyse its verbalisation in the text. The article contains a classification of the elements of beauty within 4 levels, as well as the examples of their use in the text.
About the Authors
A. V. Diehl
Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
L. K. Kaloshina
Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
References
1. Cambridge Dictionary [Электронный ресурс]. URL: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru(дата обращения: 20.03.2021).
2. Wilde O. The Happy Prince and Other Tales. New York: Global Grey, 2019. 47 с.
3. Wilde O. A House of Pomegranates. New York: Global Grey, 2019. 84 с.
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For citations:
Diehl A.V., Kaloshina L.K. Linguo-Aesthetic Analysis of the Structure and Content of the Concept of Beauty in the Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde. Uchenye zapiski St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics. 2021;(2):34-40. (In Russ.)
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