奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde,1854～1900),英国19世纪唯美主义代表作家,1854年10月16日生于爱尔兰的都柏林(Dublin)。父母都是当时的知名人物:父亲是眼科医生;母亲是爱国诗人。1871年至1874年,王尔德在都柏林的三一学院(Trinity College)求学。1874年至1878年,他转赴牛津大学麦格达伦学院(Magdalen College)深造。在牛津学习期间,他受到文人约翰·罗斯金(John Ruskin,1819～1900)和瓦尔特·佩特(Walter Pater,1839～1894)的影响,接受了他们的美学观点,并成为佩特的忠实信徒。对佩特的名作《文艺复兴史研究》(Studies in the History of theRenaissance,1873)王尔德更是顶礼膜拜,写道:“这是我最酷爱的书;旅行时我随身携带它。”(“It is my Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), a British 19th-century representative of aestheticism, was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. Parents were well-known figures at the time: the father was an ophthalmologist; the mother was a patriotic poet. From 1871 to 1874, Wilde studied at Trinity College in Dublin. From 1874 to 1878 he moved to Oxford Magdalen College for further study. During his studies in Oxford, he was influenced by the literati John Ruskin (1819-1900) and Walter Pater (1839-1894), accepted their aesthetic point of view, and became Pat’s faithful believer. To Vert’s famous work ”Studies in the History of the Renaissance“ (1873) Oscar Wilde worshipped and wrote: ”This is my favorite book; I carry it with me when I travel.“” ( "It is my