Abstract
The essay discusses Lord Goring who is socially "idle", yet ideal in terms of philosophy. Moreover, it describes Goring as the most interesting and outstanding persona in the play, his ambivalent behavior, and the change he goes through during the play, and why he could be considered Wilde's alter ego. The paper ends raising the question of whether or not Wilde has lost grip on this character. Did Wilde manipulate Goring's behavior in order to obtain the desired ending of the play?

Tags:age, an, character, chevely, chiltern, dandyism, delineation, husband, ideal, miss, morality, oscar, robert, victorian, wilde

Abstract
This paper uses Christopher Breward's discussion of the "dandy" and "dandyism" in London in 'Fashioning London.' The paper further compares the character, attitudes, and tendencies of the "dandy" to the romantic hero Evgeny in the Martha Fiennes' directed film of Pushkin's romantic melodrama, "Onegin."

From the Paper
"The rise to dominance of London as one of the world's fashion capitols equal to Paris, Milan and New York is chronicled by Christopher Breward in 'Fashioning London,' a work that maintains London's fashion has been most excitingly expressed on the streets. In his discussion of the dandy suit in chapter one, Breward demonstrates how fashion often characterizes a nation and culture. Breward's discussion of the dandy suit will be used to reveal how the author's views relate to the Martha Fiennes' directed film 'Onegin.' "

Tags:Pushkin, dandy, peacocks, self-absorption, aristocracy, superiority, indifference, breeding

Abstract
This paper explains the concept of the metrosexual male and looks at how, in the 18th century, the metrosexual man can be located in the likes of such literary characters as Dorian Gray of (The Picture of Dorian Gray) and Henry Tileny (Northanger Abbey). The paper concludes that the persistence of the metrosexual in today's society is proof that such timeless characters as Dorian and Henry are relevant and will continue to live on.

Table of Contents:
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Defining Manhood
A League of Their Own: A Crisis in Masculinity
The Spectacle of the Dandy: Manifestations
The Dorian Lives On!

From the Paper
"By definition, dandies are those "beings hav[ing] no other status, but that of cultivating the idea of beauty in their own persons, of satisfying their passions, of feeling and thinking", be it through a perverse delight in clothing and material elegance or a more superior aristocratic thinking. Focusing upon himself, the dandy places a premium on his physical appearance, his manner of refined speaking, and his choice of leisurely hobbies to engage in. As put by Baudelaire, the dandy busies himself with the task and "burning need to create for oneself a personal originality", which shows in multiple areas from physicality to his eclectic affinities."

Tags:fashion, social representations, consumption vanity feminine

From the Paper
"The dictionary defines a "dandy" as "a man excessively and ostentatiously refined in dress and affected in manner; a fop" Is the idea of being "ostentatiously refined: an oxymoron" Quentin Crisp was not the first to flout what the rest of society felt was Convention. There were Beaudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Rimbaud- among others. No doubt, the whole idea of dandyism and "fashion" out of the ordinary all began with Beau Brummell, who seems to have been among the most noted fashion-plates of his day. In fact, as the son of a wealthy man, his greatest "fame" came at Eton where he ?was distinguished chiefly for his taste in dress which afterwards made him an autocrat of fashion.? Unlike the legendary Brummell (he was a real person, who died insane) dandyism is not being an autocrat or imposing..."

Abstract
This paper examines how Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray" and Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" are literary works situated in the cultural phenomenon known as decadence. This cultural phenomenon began in the late nineteenth century and involved the production of a range of interrelated aesthetic, social and sexual personae. It looks at how the most prevalent of these in the work of Wilde and Mann are the beautiful boy, the dandy and the degenerate, because they represent the "Other". It also discusses how both novels also deal with the dichotomy of the Apollonian and Dionysian artistic impulses in literature, which serve to define the calm exterior/decaying interior that codifies decadence.

From the Paper
"Felski argues that Decadent literature offers "explicitly feminized male protagonists, who are identified with love of artifice, excess, and everything unnatural." This is certainly true in the case of Dorian Gray. She also mentions the "association of femininity with ornamentation and detail in Western culture." Both Dorian and Tadzio's clothing is described with much attention to the detail and adornments of the garments. Wilde's novel regards the protagonist's cultivation of sense experience, passion and sensation in the pursuit of beauty. Dorian studies exotic perfumes, collects musical instruments and precious stones, and once attended a masquerade ball wearing a costume covered with 560 pearls."

Tags:homosexuality, sexuality, dandy

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This paper aims to highlight Byron's poetic art through a careful examination of selected stanza's from "Don Juan". It first puts the case that Byron's persona as a dandy and celebrity tends to distract from his artistry. It goes on to propose that his purpose is far from trivial, and that he is indeed standing against the materialistic and rationalist ethos of his age. His immediate purpose in Don Juan is to free poetry from the shackles of Romanticism, and he believed the latter to be a particular manifestation of rationalism. The paper goes on to analyze "Don Juan" to show how the poet inspires freedom both through form and content. It discusses the use of the ottava rima rhyming scheme, and also the subtle attacks against the Lake poets. It also points out that Byron compares his scope to that of Newton, and therefore he is hinting at a revolution in poetry that overcomes the shackles of the past.

From the Paper
" The poetic art of Lord Byron has long been a neglected area, and only in the latter half of the twentieth century has there appeared a burgeoning appreciation. The art itself has long been overshadowed by the personality, a state of affairs that has persisted since the days of the poet himself. Byron deliberately strove for fame, both through his works and by conducting himself audaciously in public. It can be said that he was meticulous in cultivating his public persona to best match the tenor of his work. So successful is he in this regard that he is widely considered to be the first example of the modern phenomenon of celebrity. But this success has also been to the detriment of a proper appreciation of his poetic art. Byron has long been seen as a mere dandy, and even in scholarly circles his poetry is studied for its surface fireworks alone, and was deemed to contain little substance. But the latter day reassessment is beginning to reveal a unique brilliance of poetic art. No more so than in his sprawling satirical epic Don Juan."

Tags:romanticism, rationalism, ottava, rima, emancipation, enlightenment

Abstract
This paper relates that Atoni Gaudi, who lived in Spain between 1852 through 1926, is considered one of the most famous architects of the world and that when visiting Barcelona, one cannot escape the defining and enhancing architecture of Gaudi. The paper looks at how Gaudi's work blends the most familiar traditional styles, such as Gothic and Moorish, with the more modern styles of Catalan Modernisme and Art Nouveau. The paper also examines how Gaudi's most dominant influence in the art world and on the impact of architecture was his use of curvature forms and colors that were emulated from nature. Though the construction of his buildings was keenly unique and yet rigidly logical, both the interior and exterior of his buildings and their accompanying landscapes are exquisitely beautiful and breathtakingly bizarre.

Outline:
Gaudi's Humble Early Life
Gaudi's Years as a "Dandy"
The Historical Context of Gaudi's World
Gaudi's Style and Vision: Modern Industrial Design
Casa Vicens and Villa El Capricho and Earlier Architectural Works
Palau Guell
The College of Santa Teresa de Jesus
Casa Calvet and Casa Batllo
Park Guell
Casa Mila Also known as La Pedrera
Sagrada Familia: The Church of the Sacred Family
Gaudi's Other Notable Works
An Innovative Use of Materials
The Modernisme Movement
An Artist of Many Styles And Innovator of His Own
International Recognition of Gaudi's Architecture Slowly Unfolded
The Film Antonio Gaudi

From the Paper
"The beauty and extravagance of Gaudi's architecture is plotted all over Barcelona. Just as Gaudi's architecture became more and more like sculptures, Barcelona became more like a sculpture because of Gaudi's architecture. As his style transformed and became inclusive of many styles, Gaudi eventually gained legendary status even though in the later part of his life he lived as a recluse who was very dedicated and devoted to his pious Catholic rituals. Seemingly paradoxical, Gaudi is credited for freeing architecture from the rigidity of straight lines and right angles while in his later years, his bold and inventive designs would demonstrate ingenuity in their precise engineering. Even today, artists, historians, and fellow architects marvel at his ability to design with such expansive and whimsical freedom while creating romantically sculptured buildings that are engineering marvels."

Tags:Palau, Guell, Santa, Teresa, de, Jesus, Park, Guell

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In this work, Oscar Wilde's plays are partially taken into deep consideration as an analysis of his playwright identity. In the process of the discovery of his decadent resentment of the late nineteenth century orders, the influential figures of the new movement are also indicated. Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater have important parallels among their Epistemologies, ethics and aesthetics. The writer uses extensive examples primarily regarding to Pater's first book, Marius The Epicurean: His Sensations and Ideas (1885) and Wilde's plays of 1894, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, to display their aesthetic ideology to demonstrate the precise link between the two, for it has never been convincingly interjected. The main question underlying this paper is of how Wilde perceives art. While exploring his conception of art, dandy-ism is comprehensibly touched in order to reveal his aesthetic identity. However, this paper discusses his aesthetic ideology in the context of individualism through the referencing of some of his works, particularly his aforementioned plays. The question at the basis of this preoccupation is of how Wilde displays the expressing of individuality and idiosyncrasies through art and in particular the value of art.

From the Paper
"The use of Puns is another concept that pars to both the aesthetic identity of Walter Pater as well as the aesthetic identity of Oscar Wilde. In this play "The Importance of Being Earnest", the pun, which is generally believed to be the lowest structure of oral humor, is hardly ever just a humor on words. The duality of the title in itself is proof of that. One example of such a notion lies in the earnest/Ernest humor that is utilized to hit the very truth of all the Victorian ideas and rules regarding propriety and responsibility. Gwendolen wants to be betrothed to a man named Ernest, without giving a thought to whether the man bearing such a name bears its qualities too or not. She, nevertheless, immediately exonerates Jack's dishonesty in personifying a man who is originally neither "earnest" nor "Ernest," and who, because of forces stronger than his own power, consequently develops both "earnest" and "Ernest." Jack is a perfect paradox and a compound emblem of Victorian duplicity."

Tags:influence, art, plays, principles

Abstract
This paper describes a hiker's personal struggle with a climb up a difficult mountain. The physical and emotional challenges of the climb are described, as well as the euphoria and satisfaction felt after successfully completing the climb.

From the Paper
"As the sun was rising on the morning of the fifth day, I found myself biting my lip, while the intensity of that day's events fogged up my mind. Climbing Table Rock was becoming a reality, and I was doing everything I could to avoid thinking about it. I've always considered myself somewhat of a thrill-seeker, and my lifelong fear of heights had never failed to create a worthwhile thrill. But this climbing experience would be one that I would never forget."

Tags:rock, climing, instructor, jim, dandy, four-pitch, climb, ground, school, first, ledge