August 31, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Among the characters which pass through this magic-lantern, is Topham Beauclerk, so frequently mentioned, and mentioned with praise, in Boswell’s Johnson. He seems to have been a man of great elegance of manner, and peculiarity of that happy talent of … Weiterlesen
August 26, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Die Taz schreibt über den Briten Tom Hodgkinson er sei »ein Dandy in hellem Anzug.« Hodgkinson ist Autor des Müßiggang-Manifests “How to be Idle” und Gründer des Müßiggang-Magazins The Idler. Hodgkinson lobte kürzlich auf einer Veranstaltung die freien Arbeitsstrukturen des … Weiterlesen
August 26, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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What The Tatler called a pretty fellow on June 2, 1709 to us seems to portray the idea of the dandy, a term not yet commonly used at that time. This article also illustrates the importance of women in a … Weiterlesen
August 26, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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The dandy is to a great extent defined by the English concept of the gentleman. The Tatler, on May 26, 1709, informs about this specimen of the human race. »A GENTLEMAN has writ to me out of the country a … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
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Lady Blessington writes about Count Alred d’Orsays sledge which displays the extravagance of the dandy in its fullness: »Count A. d’Orsay’s sledge presented the form of a dragon, and the accoutrements and horse were beautiful; the harness was of red … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
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»Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, and Count Valeski dined here yesterday. Lord C. has just arrived from England, and is a good specimen of the young men of the present day. He reminds me of his uncle, the late Marquess … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Lord Yarmouth, that is Francis Charles Seymour-Ingram, 3rd Marquis of Hertford, was »a wastrel who would do anything to acquire money.«[1] In true Dandy tradition he married a great heiress, Maria Fagniani, the illegitimate daughter of Old Q, the 4th … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
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Lady Blessington erinnert sich an Charles de Mornay: »Count Charles de Mornay was presented to me today. Having heard of him only as – “The glass of fashion and the mould of form, The observed of all observers,” I was … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
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Der Hutmacher Herbault’s war, so schreibt Lady Blessington in The Idler in France, »the high-priest of the Temple of Fashion at Paris«. »Having noticed the extravagance of the prices, it is but fair to remark the elegance and good taste … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Die Stuttgarter Zeitung berichtet über Giacinto Scelsi, ein adeliger italienischer Komponist, Jahrgang 1905 und darüber hinaus »ein Exzentriker ohnegleichen«. Nach dem Studium ging er »als Dandy nach Paris und London«, fiel später in eine Schaffenskrise und ging noch später in … Weiterlesen