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Analysis of the Tragedy in Wilde's Fairy Tales and Its Compatibility with Children's Education
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Abstract
Wilde is a famous representative writer of aestheticism in the 19th century, and his fairy tales are particularly eye-catching. Wilde's fairy tales are quite romantic, but some are full of tragedy, such as The Nightingale and the Rose and The Happy Prince, and the selfless, helpful characters end up in tragic ends, which make people feel compassion. Meanwhile, fairy tales have always had great significance in educating children. According to this, it can be explored whether these tragic plots need to appear in children's literature, the characteristics and causes of tragedy in Wilde's fairy tales by analysing multiple documents and thinking about related subject knowledge, and analysing the tragedy of fairy tales and the compatibility of children's education, so that there can be better explanations of the role of tragic stories on children's education, thus recognising the necessity of tragedy in fairy tales. At the same time, research based on limitations looks forward to future in-depth exploration, encourages more in-depth and comprehensive thinking on related topics, better recognises and uses tragic colours in the educational value of fairy tales, and makes fairy tales, a genre of children's literature, better contribute to children's learning and development.
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fairy tales, tragic, Oscar Wilde, children’s education
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Guan,Z. (2023). Analysis of the Tragedy in Wilde's Fairy Tales and Its Compatibility with Children's Education. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,28,71-77.
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