奥斯卡·王尔德是19世纪末期纨绔作风与唯美主义文学流派的代表人物。他脱离道德准则的唯美主义作品,长期以来都在世界范围内的文化界引起持久的争论。本文将其作品放在维多利亚时代的宏观背景下进行分析后认为,王尔德和他笔下的纨绔子们并非一味颓废腐化,而是具有悲剧性色彩的时代英雄。本文肯定了唯美主义纨绔子们起到的道德警示作用,同时分析了王尔德式英雄遭遇的尴尬困境。 Oscar Wilde is a representative figure of the style and aesthetic school of literature in the late 19th century. His aesthetic works that have escaped moral norms have long aroused lasting controversy among the cultural worlds around the world. After analyzing his works under the macro background of the Victorian era, this article argues that Wilde and his followers are not decadent but decadent but tragic heroes of the times. This article affirms the role of aestheticists in moral warning and at the same time analyzes the embarrassing predicament encountered by the Wilde-type heroes.