VICTORIAN MORALITY AND LIFESTYLE IN OSCAR WILDE’S THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Şahin Kızıltaş

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VICTORIAN MORALITY AND LIFESTYLE IN OSCAR WILDE’S THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Yazarlar:

Şahin Kızıltaş

Yayıncı:

Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 26, pp.492-503

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302679

pISSN:

1309-6672

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Özet:

 The Victorian Age 18371901  prevailed almost a century of British history and has deeply affected the history of humanity  is the name of an era in the world history which the concepts and practices of industrialisation, capitalism and imperialism are culminated. The industrialisation and capitalism positively contribute to the change and transformation of both society and person. On the other hand, it cannot be ignored that they set ground for culturalmoral corruption and decadence of society and person. All the classes of society whose lifestyles, tendencies, values, and moral sentiments differ from each other are  directly or indirectly  influenced from this degeneration. The possession of elite class positioned at the top of the class hierarchy of social structure to the wealth of the country and the deprival of lower classes from such type of economic potential lead to a rapid spread of the corruption among people. And it gives rise to a hypocrite society whose lifestyle and frame of mind conflicts. This is why, today, an unfavourable image takes shape in the minds of people when someone utters Victorian Age. In this study, considering of the conditions of the age, the social life and moral understanding in The Picture of Dorian Gray, the novel of Oscar Wilde who is accepted among the important writers of Late Victorian Age will be scrutinised. However, the critical view of the writer who contradictsconflicts with value judgements of Victorian Age with his both practically and intellectually inconsistent life style will be discussed in our study. Furthermore, how the morality of the age has been reflected in the novel will be among the focal points of the study.

 The Victorian Age 18371901  prevailed almost a century of British history and has deeply affected the history of humanity  is the name of an era in the world history which the concepts and practices of industrialisation, capitalism and imperialism are culminated. The industrialisation and capitalism positively contribute to the change and transformation of both society and person. On the other hand, it cannot be ignored that they set ground for culturalmoral corruption and decadence of society and person. All the classes of society whose lifestyles, tendencies, values, and moral sentiments differ from each other are  directly or indirectly  influenced from this degeneration. The possession of elite class positioned at the top of the class hierarchy of social structure to the wealth of the country and the deprival of lower classes from such type of economic potential lead to a rapid spread of the corruption among people. And it gives rise to a hypocrite society whose lifestyle and frame of mind conflicts. This is why, today, an unfavourable image takes shape in the minds of people when someone utters Victorian Age. In this study, considering of the conditions of the age, the social life and moral understanding in The Picture of Dorian Gray, the novel of Oscar Wilde who is accepted among the important writers of Late Victorian Age will be scrutinised. However, the critical view of the writer who contradictsconflicts with value judgements of Victorian Age with his both practically and intellectually inconsistent life style will be discussed in our study. Furthermore, how the morality of the age has been reflected in the novel will be among the focal points of the study.

 The Victorian Age 18371901  prevailed almost a century of British history and has deeply affected the history of humanity  is the name of an era in the world history which the concepts and practices of industrialisation, capitalism and imperialism are culminated. The industrialisation and capitalism positively contribute to the change and transformation of both society and person. On the other hand, it cannot be ignored that they set ground for culturalmoral corruption and decadence of society and person. All the classes of society whose lifestyles, tendencies, values, and moral sentiments differ from each other are  directly or indirectly  influenced from this degeneration. The possession of elite class positioned at the top of the class hierarchy of social structure to the wealth of the country and the deprival of lower classes from such type of economic potential lead to a rapid spread of the corruption among people. And it gives rise to a hypocrite society whose lifestyle and frame of mind conflicts. This is why, today, an unfavourable image takes shape in the minds of people when someone utters Victorian Age. In this study, considering of the conditions of the age, the social life and moral understanding in The Picture of Dorian Gray, the novel of Oscar Wilde who is accepted among the important writers of Late Victorian Age will be scrutinised. However, the critical view of the writer who contradictsconflicts with value judgements of Victorian Age with his both practically and intellectually inconsistent life style will be discussed in our study. Furthermore, how the morality of the age has been reflected in the novel will be among the focal points of the study.

 İngiliz tarihinin neredeyse bir yüzyılını kapsayan ve insanlık tarihini derinden etkileyen Viktorya Çağı 1837 - 1901, dünya tarihinde, sanayileşme, kapitalizm ve emperyalizm kavramlarının ve pratiklerinin doruğa çıktığı bir dönemin adıdır. İngilterede gerek toplumun gerekse bireyin değişim ve dönüşümüne olumlu anlamda katkı sağlayan sanayileşme ve kapitalizmin, öte yandan toplumunbireyin kültürel ve ahlaki açıdan yozlaşmasına ve çöküşüne de zemin hazırladığı elbette ki yadsınamaz. Yaşam tarzları, yönelimleri, değer yargıları ve ahlak anlayışları birbirinden farklı olan toplumun bütün katmanları bu dejenerasyondan doğrudan ya da dolaylı olarak etkilenir. Toplumsal yapıdaki sınıfsal hiyerarşinin en tepesinde konumlanan seçkin sınıfın ülkenin zenginliklerine sahip olması ve alt sınıfların ise bu tür maddi olanaklardan büyük oranda yoksun olması, bu yozlaşmanın insanlar arasında hızlı bir şekilde yayılmasına yol açar. Bu da yaşam tarzıyla düşünce yapısı çelişen ikiyüzlü bir toplumun ortaya çıkmasına neden olur. Bundan dolayıdır ki günümüzde bile Viktorya Çağı denildiğinde insanların aklında olumsuz bir imge belirir. Bu çalışmada, Geç Viktorya Çağının önemli yazarları arasında gösterilen Oscar Wildeın Dorian Grayin Portresi adlı romanında toplumsal yaşam ve ahlak anlayışı, dönemin koşulları göz önünde bulundurularak, irdelenecektir. Bununla beraber gerek düşünsel gerekse pratik anlamda benimsediği aykırı yaşam tarzıyla Viktorya Çağının değer yargıları ile çelişençatışan yazarın yaşadığı döneme getirdiği eleştirel bakış çalışmamızda tartışılacaktır. Ayrıca dönemin ahlak anlayışının romanda ne şekilde yansıtıldığı çalışmanın odak noktalarından biri olacaktır.

Makale detayları

VICTORIAN MORALITY AND LIFESTYLE IN OSCAR WILDE’S THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Yazarlar:

Şahin Kızıltaş

Yayıncı:

Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 26, pp.492-503

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302679

pISSN:

1309-6672

Victorian Age

Victorian Morality

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian GrayViktorya Çağı

Viktorya Ahlakçılığı

Oscar Wilde

Dorian Gray

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Şahin Kızıltaş

Yayıncı: Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar: Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 26, pp.492-503

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001302679

pISSN: 1309-6672

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Şahin Kızıltaş

Yayıncı:

Bingol University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 26, pp.492-503

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302679

pISSN:

1309-6672