As a trend of thought in literature and art,aestheticism rose suddenly at the end of the 19th century and withered away soon.It was just like a flash in the world of literature and art.One of the initiators,Oscar Wilde,has been noticed with great attention by the critics.Wilde earnestly practiced the aestheticism he advocated.Some of his acts were cast aside by the moral in his time,which at last led to his death in a strange land.