Essays about: "Baudelaire"

Found 1 essay containing the word Baudelaire.

  1. 1. Boredom and Moral Decay : Oscar Wilde's Criticism of the Baudelairean Dandy in The Picture of Dorian Gray

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Nora Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : The Picture of Dorian Gray; ennui; Baudelaire; Wilde;

    Abstract : This essay examines the role of ennui in Dorian Gray’s moral decline in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. By applying Charles Baudelaire’s concept of ennui as the malady of the modern age and his promotion of dandyism as an escape from the “immoral” modern utilitarian society, it argues that Wilde challenges Baudelaire’s philosophy since Dorian suffers from depression as a result of yielding to all of his desires. READ MORE