Abstract:Aestheticism is a popular trend of thoughts flourishing from the middle decades of the 19th century. It originated in poetry, and then seen in novels and dramas. The chief proposition of aestheticism is “art for art’s sake” theory. Aesthetic writing is skillful writing which separates from the real society.

　　　The real representative of aestheticism is Oscar Wilde (1856-1900). He is the practical writer of aestheticism and the spokesman of it. The aesthetic fairy tales are an undividable part of Wilde’s writings. The loss and gain of fairy tales relate to aestheticism and without them we can not realize the essential value of aestheticism. The positive value of aesthetic fairy tales should hold our attention, for it provides us much experience to current fairy tale writings and has a positive effect to promote an artistic taste of fairy tales while enhances inartistic and charming work of art.

Key words: aestheticism; Oscar Wilde; art; fairy tales; the happy prince

中文摘要:唯美主义是十九世纪中期流行的一种思潮。它首先是在诗歌领域，随后扩展到小说和戏剧。唯美主义的主要主张是“为艺术而艺术”这一理论。唯美主义描写是一种脱离现实社会的写作手法。

　　　唯美主义的真实代表是奥斯卡·王尔德。他是唯美主义的实践者和代言人。唯美主义童话是王尔德作品中不可缺少的部分。童话创作中的得与失都于唯美主义紧密相连。如果没有它们，我们将无法意识到唯美主义的真正的价值。我们应该注意到唯美主义童话的积极作用，因为它为我们今天的童话创作积累了很多的经验。在提高童话的艺术魅力，提升作品的价值方面都有积极的作用。

关键词：唯美主义；奥斯卡·王尔德；艺术；童话；《快乐王子》