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Dandysm in Oscar Wilde and Gabriele D'Annunzio - Coggle Diagram
Dandysm in Oscar Wilde and Gabriele D'Annunzio
What is a "Dandy"?
A "Dandy" is a man who evalutated the world only trough 1 criteria
THE BEAUTY
Leaving behind ideals such as good and evil
"Aeshetic ideal"
Life was meant for pleasure, which came from the "beautiful", which led to the connotation of happiness
Materialistic happiness
Gabriele D'Annunzio 1863-1938
"My life is an artwork"
He says that every form of art should be free and with no purpose
His works are ofter the opposite , political works with a purpose: propaganda.
"The pure poetry"
Oscar Wilde 1854-1900
"I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into works"
Wilde's interest in beauty had no moral stand, the only criteria is beauty
In the "preface" to his novel he said that there are no moral or immoral books, just beautifully written or badly written ones.
Double nature
"The rebel"
"The Dandy"