The dandy : a people's history of sartorial splendour
Andersson, Peter K., 1982-2025
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Place reservation for The dandy : a people's history of sartorial splendourA history of the dandy from below, from Beau Brummell and Baudelaire to Bowie and Bolan - and beyond. The historical figure of the dandy has commonly been described as an upper-class gentleman, often exemplified by well-known men such as Beau Brummell, Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, and Max Beerbohm. But there is a broader history to be told about the dandy - one that incorporates unknown men from the lower strata of society. This title is a history of those dandies who emanated from the less privileged layers of the populace - the lowly clerks, shop assistants, domestic servants, and labourers who increasingly during the modern age have emerged as style-conscious men about town. Peter Andersson shows that dandyism is far from just an elite phenomenon represented by famous poets and artists.
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The dandy : a people's history of sartorial splendour / Peter K. Andersson.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.
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352 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780198882435 (hbk)
Dewey class:
391.109
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English
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BRN:
3067708
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