英美文学名词解释 Terms in E n g lish a n d Ame r ican L i teratu r e1、 Ae st hetic i sm/th e A esth etici s m Mov e men t (唯美主义)A E uro pe a n p henomenon duri n g the mid d le o f the 1 9th ce nt ury t hat ha d its c hi e f headq u ar t ers in Fr anc e、 This mov e m e nt w a s intr oduced t o lat e V ict o r i an E n g l and ma i n ly Wa lter P a ter as a r eacti on ag a i n st the m a t e rialism a nd m erci a lism of an indust r ialized s ociety、 It w a s a ls o a react i on ag ai n st t h e V ic t o r i a n co nv enti on of a rt f or m o rality’s s a k e, o r ar t f or mo ney’s s ake、 T h e maj or tene t s of thi s m o ve me n t i n clude t he beli e f i n the a u ton o m y of a work o f art, the emphasis on cr a f t and artistry--the theory o f “art for ar t’s s ak e”、 T h e most outstanding Victorian r e pre se ntatives of this m o v em en t i n clud ed O scar W il d e、2、 A ll eg o r y(寓言) A t a le in ve r se o r prose in wh ich characters, act io n s, o r sett i ngs rep resent abstrac t idea s or mo ra l quali tie s、 An alle g ory i s a st o ry with two meanings, a lite r al m e a n ing an d a s ymboli c mea n ing、ﻫ寓言:用诗歌或散文讲得故事,在这个故事中人物、事件或背景往往代表抽象得概念或道德品质。所有得寓言都就是一个具有双重意义、文学内涵或象征意义得故事。3. Allite r a t i o n (头韵)ﻫI t is th e r epetit io n o f th e s a me init i a l c ons on a n t...