Lord Arthur Goring - Oscar Wilde's Dandy

Author: Martin Lieb
Length: 18 page(s)
Written: Dec 2008
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The dandy has been one of the most fascinating and impressive phenomena of the 19th century. Even today, he seems to be an influence to some modern men. But what was the dandy, and how is he presented in literature, the place of his creation? Lord Arthur Goring, the dandy in Oscar Wilde´s An Ideal Husband, is a narcissistic layabout with a colourful and complex personality, full of contradictions: He is at the same time cynical and mild, cold and compassionate, modern and aristocratic.
In my paper I will be mainly discussing the dandy of Oscar Wilde as he is presented in the play An Ideal Husband, in the shape of the character Viscount Goring. The play was written in 1894 and had its premiere on January 3rd, 1895 in the Haymarket Theatre in London. An Ideal Husband is a comedy of manners, which is a subgenre of drama.

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Martin Lieb
Member since: Sep 2008
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Ich bin auf der Schwäbischen Alb aufgewachsen. In Gainesville, Georgia habe ich mein Highschooldiploma erworben. Am Schubart Gymnasium in Ulm habe ich mein Abitur gemacht (fremdsprachlicher Zug). Nach dem Zivildienst habe ich an der Universität Konstanz und an der University of Sussex, England, Englische und Amerikanische Literatur, Soziologie und Sprachwissenschaft mit anglistischem Schwerpunkt auf Magister studiert.

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