Political Dandyism in Literature and Art

Geertjan de Vugt works for the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands. He obtained his PhD in Comparative Literature cum laude from Tilburg University and was awarded the prize for Best Dissertation in the Humanities by the Society of Dutch Literature. He is the Dutch translator of Daniel Heller-Roazen’s The Enemy of All: Piracy and the Law of Nations and Thomas Macho’s Das Leben ist ungerecht.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Dandy-Insect.- 3. Tumulte.- 4. Twilights.- 5. Of Dandies Dying.- 6. L’après dandysme.- 7. Senses of Community.- 8. Conclusion.