Chapter 66 Gide's Memories of Oscar Wilde

Gide's Memories of Oscar Wilde Gide first met Wilde in 1891, when Wilde's reputation was Peak condition.He came to Paris, and the Parisian literary and social circles rumored that he was from London. A great British genius, said that he smokes golden-headed cigarettes and walks with sunflowers in his hand.Gide asks for a friend He was introduced to Wilde, and the two had a good friendship since then.Wilde was later charged with After being released from prison, his friend Duo Jie stayed away, and Gide was one of the few confidants who kept in touch with him all the time. one of the.After Wilde's death, Gide published a short volume of Memories of Wilde (a

910).This is not only the kindest and most understandable memory of Wilde, but also an excellent One of the most readable early works of Gide. Here is Gide's recollection of the first time he dined with Wilde and enjoyed his eloquence The case of talking geniuses: "Wilde was not talking, he was narrating. Throughout the meal he never Stop talking.He spoke gracefully and slowly; his voice was very strange... After the meal was over After that, everyone got up and left.When my two friends came together, Wilde pulled me step aside. "'You're listening with your eyes,' he said to me almost suddenly, 'that's exactly

The reason I'm going to tell you this story now: When Narcissus, the god of narcissus, died At that time, the flowers and plants in the field begged the river for a few drops of water so that they could cry. "Hey", the river returned Replied, "Even if all my water turns into tears, it is not enough for myself for Naxisu The tears shed.Because I love him"! "Oh"! The flowers and plants in the field replied: "You How can you not love Narcissus?He is so beautiful." "Is he beautiful?" asked the river. "You Do you need to ask others again?Every day, bending over your shore, he sees himself in your water

beauty of".' "Wilde paused at this point... "'"If I love him," replied the river, "it is because, when he When I was at the water's edge, I saw the reflection of my own water in his eyes. "' "Then Wilde laughed suddenly, and added: This story is called disciple". In his memoirs about Wilde, Gide also narrates a story that Wilde told him Story, this is about an art world that exists only in the imagination: "There is a man who is loved by the whole village because he is good at telling stories. Every morning On the morning, he left the village to work, and when he came back in the evening, all the workers in the village worked hard all day

After the battle, I surrounded him and said to him: "Come, tell us, what did you see today?" what'?Then he would say: 'I saw a little fairy playing the reed flute in the woods, A group of immortals in the forest surrounded him and danced to the music. 'What else?did you see What's up'?those people said. 'When I went to the sea, I saw three beauties Fish, they float in the waves, combing their green hair with combs of gold'.so that These people liked him very much because he told them stories. "So, one morning, as every morning, he left the village—

But when he came to the sea, behold, he actually saw three mermaids with golden combed their emerald green hair.As he went on, approaching the woods, a A fairy is playing the reed flute to a group of fairies surrounding him.This night, when he returned to the village, As usual, people asked him: 'Come on, tell us what you saw today what'?He replied: 'I haven't seen anything today'. " Gide said that Wilde paused at this point in the story so that Gide could have enough time to appreciate it, then go on to him: I don't like your lips; they are too straight, like those who never lie

so-so.I want to teach you how to lie so that your lips can be beautiful and twisted Like those quaint masks."