Author(s)

Zhuoqi Hou

Corresponding Author

Zhuoqi Hou

ABSTRACT

Oscar Wilde's Salome achieves the acme of aestheticism with its shocking tragedy. The role of Salome itself, as a triple symbol of "lust, sin and purity", has become a thought-provoking symbol in literature, music, painting and other fields, all affecting the heartstrings of future recipients. This article will utilize the research method of psychoanalysis to figure out how Salome, like a madwoman, breaks free from the cage with spiritual force and falls into the predicament of subjectivity from three aspects: Salome's personality structure, moon prototype and color image. In this process, the richer connotation of aestheticism also surfaced.

KEYWORDS

Wilde, Salome, psychoanalysis, aestheticism