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O.Wilde resorts to the use of syntactical stylistic devices , and the most favourite of them is antithesis. As it is seen from the tables the number of all stylistic devices is not equal. But all of them are based on the effect of defeated expectancy. All these stylistic devices are accompanied by one and the same stylistic phenomenon, which creates a single – whole – Oscar Wilde’s brilliant style. At the same time stylistic devices reflect various kinds of phenomena: everyday events, strange happenings, social reality and fantasy. They are all vital in creating a social atmosphere of those times. For example, the sentence “In England a man who cannot talk morality twice a week to a large, popular, immoral audience is quite over as a serious politician.”, shows clearly the English Society of that time. Some stylistic devices are rarely used in O.Wilde’s plays: chiasmus, inversion, metonymy and others. I do not think it testifies to their rare occurrence in English in general. It is evidence of O.Wilde’s private likes and dislikes as an artist. Oscar Wilde has no rival in the brilliancy of his dialogue. There seems to be no plot in his plays – only brilliant performance of witty remarks. | | “The plots are slight, and mainly serve as thin thread holding together the large collection of gay, brightly coloured decorations that are his epigrams.”35 | The plays produce an unforgettable impression not only due to the context but also to a great extent, I am sure, due to the author’s language, his individual style in which the use of stylistic expressive means and stylistic devices is the very important part. The fact that none of his comedies has lost its aesthetic value now, proves that the secret of their long life lies in Wilde’s brilliant style and in his individuality. Bibliography 1.”Learner’s Dictionary of Current English ”, by Hornby, Oxford, London, 1994. 2.”Oscar Wilde” by R.K.Miller, Frederick Ungar publishing Co., New York, 1984. 3.”Oscar Wilde” by H.Montgomery, Eyre Methuen, London, 1976. 4.”Oscar Wilde. The Critical Heritage” by K.Beckson, London, Rotledge and Kegan Paul, 1970. 5.”A Short Guide to English Style” by A.Warner, London, 1976. 6.”Style in language” by T.A.Sebeok, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960. 7.”Analitical Reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B., Moscow, 1974. 8.”A Book of Practice in Stylistics” by Kukharenko V.A., Moscow, “Higher School” publishing house, 1986. 9.”Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., Moscow, “Higher School”, 1977. 10.”Linguistic Stylistics” by N.E. Enkvist, Mouton, The Hague, 1973. 11.”Seminars in Style” by Kukharenko V.A., Moscow, 1971. 12.”An Essay in Stylistic Analysis” by Galperin I.R., Moscow, 1968. 13.”Plays” by O.Wilde, Foreign Languages publishing house, Moscow, 1968. 14.”Stylistic Analysis” by Soshalskaya E.G., Moscow, 1976. 15. «Вопросы языкознания», Виноградов В.В, № 1, стр.16. 16. Прохорова В.И, Сошальская Е.Г «Хрестоматия английской лингвистической литературы по стилистике», изд. МГПИИЯ,1971.
*“Learner’s Dictionary of Current English” by Hornby, Oxford, London, 1994 **“Stylistic Analysis” by Soshalskaya E.G. , Moscow, 1976, p.12 * Aesthete – is one who professes a special appreciation of what is beautiful, and endeavors to carry his ideas of beauty into practical manifestation (Oxford English Dictionary). 1 Aristophan was the great ancient Greek poet – comedian, the so called “Farther of the Comedy” (Oxford English Dictionary). 2 “The Critical Heritage” by K.Beckson, Great Britain, 1970, p.325 3 “The Critical Heritage” by K.Beckson, Great Britain, 1970, p.301 4 “Oscar Wilde” by R.Keith Miller, New York 1984, p.256 5 “Plays” by O.Wilde, Moscow, 1961, p.121 6 “The Critical Heritage” by K.Beckson, Great Britain, 1970, p. 21 7 “A Short Guide to English Style” by A. Warner, London,1961,p.142 8 the same source , p.141 *”Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.9 9 “Analytical reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B.,p.65 10 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R.,p.184 11 here and further the examples taken from “Plays” by O.Wilde, Foreign Languages publishing house, Moscow,1961. 12 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.146 13 “A Book of Practice in Stylistics” by Kukharenko V.A., p.46 13 “Analytical Reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B., p.65 14 ‘Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.149 15 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.157 16 “Analytical Reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B., p.55 17 “Analytical Reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B.,p.52 18 “A Book of Practice in Stylistics” by Kukharenko V.A., p. 37 19 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.139 19 “Analytical reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B., p.51 20 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.167 20 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R.,p.176 21 “A Book of Practice in Stylistics” by Kukharenko V.A., p.57 22 “Analytical Reading” by Sosnovskaya V.B., p.66 23 “Вопросы языкознания”, номер 1, 1953 г., стр.16 24 “Stylistics” by Galperin I.R., p.144
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