Aestheticism and decadentism in Wilde and Huysmans’ dandies: Portraits of Dorian Gray and Des Esseintes

Authors

  • Enéias Farias Tavares Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v38i1.25407

Keywords:

novel, fin-de-ciècle, dandies, J.K. Huysmans, Oscar Wilde

Abstract

In this paper, I will discuss the figuration of the dandy character in the field of literary production. Initially I discuss its origin during the nineteenth century in French and English contexts. In order to understand this characterization, I will analyze the characterization of the characters of the novels À rebours by J. K. Huysmans and The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. As a methodology I intend to search in the field of literary studies which are the formative elements of the dandy in the works of the above mentioned authors.

 

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Author Biography

  • Enéias Farias Tavares, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
    Professor do Departamento de Letras Clássicas e Linguística da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Section

Literature

How to Cite

Aestheticism and decadentism in Wilde and Huysmans’ dandies: Portraits of Dorian Gray and Des Esseintes. (2016). Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture, 38(1), 79-91. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v38i1.25407

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