He is called "genius scholar and dramatist". Wilde's talent is not fairy tales or short stories, but novels such as dorian gray, and dramatic works such as Madame Windermere's Model and Salome, whose dramatic works can be called a swan song. He established the aestheticism thought based on hedonism and became the representative of British aestheticism. He systematically expounded the aesthetic viewpoint of "Art for Art's sake" in the prefaces of dorian gray and Random Thoughts, and thought that the value of his works lies in the perfection of artistic form, which has nothing to do with social ethics. Later, the customized comedy The Ideal Husband (1898) was published one after another, which was very popular after the performance. 1895 The Importance of Being Serious is considered as his masterpiece.
3. Aestheticism sharply criticized the material society and mediocrity at that time. Advocate to discover beauty, recognize beauty and enjoy beauty in life, and fully display personality. As an advocate and practitioner of aestheticism, Wilde is full of charm in his thoughts, personality and works. Wilde is obsessed with the pursuit of formal beauty of art and asserts that only style can make art immortal. Wilde not only created colorful aesthetic forms in all aspects of life, such as clothing, decoration, language expression and behavior, but also successfully reflected them in his works.
4. Wilde's exploration of aestheticism has expanded the field of beauty and the scope of artistic expression, improved the ability of artistic expression, and provided some new experiences and factors for future generations to learn from and study, which is not a beneficial exploration and progress in art.