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A Dandy of Our Times

Author(s): Željka Kordić
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Centar za alternativno društveno i kulturno delovanje
Keywords: dandy;Brummell;Russian dandy; Romantic hero;Caucasus;

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the problematics of dandyism within the Russian context on Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov’s novel A Hero of Our Time. The theoretical basis of the paper is primarily Jasmina Vojvodić’s analysis of the Russian dandy context and Jules Barbey D’Aurevilly’s historical overview of the development od dandyism within the European context. The emphasis of the paper is predominantly on the authentic nature of dandyism in Russia. Furthermore, this paper aims to determine the imperative characteristics of the dandy as well as their relationship, the effect of the Caucasus on the dandy, and the social factors that influence the creation and perception of the dandy phenomenon in the Russian cultural milieu of Pechorin’s time.

  • Issue Year: 1/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 33-50
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Croatian