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Dandy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2023

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James Eli Adams*
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Abstract

The article surveys the significance of the dandy as a central figure in nineteenth-century constructions of masculinity and social class.

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Victorian Literature and Culture , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , Fall 2023 , pp. 379 - 382
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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