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    Flâneur

    Flâneur is a French term popularized in the nineteenth-century for a type of urban male "stroller", "lounger", "saunterer", or "loafer". The word has some nuanced additional meanings. Traditionally depicted as male, a flâneur is an ambivalent figure of urban affluence and modernity, representing the ability to wander detached from society, for an entertainment from the observation of the urban life. Flânerie is the act of strolling, with all of its accompanying associations. A near-synonym of the noun is boulevardier. The flâneur was first a literary type from 19th-century France, essential to any picture of the streets of Paris. The word carried a set of rich associations: the man of leisure, the idler, the urban explorer, the connoisseur of the street. Wikipedia

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  2. analyzingtrends.com

    Feb 1, 2025The flâneur, once an emblem of modernity, was a detached yet perceptive wanderer of the city, a connoisseur of its streets, its hidden stories, and its shifting cultural tides.Baudelaire's flâneur was not merely a passive observer but a figure who translated urban life into insight, engaging with modernity as both a critic and participant.
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Charles Baudelaire. Flâneur derives from the Old Norse verb flana, "to wander with no purpose". [2]The terms of flânerie date to the 16th or 17th century, denoting strolling, idling, often with the connotation of wasting time. But it was in the 19th century that a rich set of meanings and definitions surrounding the flâneur took shape. [3]The flâneur was defined in 1872 in a long article ...
  4. academia.edu

    It is aimed to make a reading through the figure of 19 th century modern city's urban explorer "Flaneur" and his reflection on the digital era to examine how the act of strolling changes in terms of technological influence. The paper proposes a new identity for urban explorer, the concept of "digital flaneur", by focusing attention on the new ...
  5. flaneurlife.com

    Flâneur Meaning. Synonyms for flâneur include: Idler; Loafer; Stroller; Lounger; Dawdler; Boulevardier; Note: Though some of these may seem to have a negative connotation, the term flâneur is generally now seen in a positive light and has been throughout history by a majority of the major commentators.. Let's take a trip back in time and see what's been said about the flâneur over the ...
  6. artincontext.org

    Mar 8, 2024Gustave Caillebotte, Le Pont de l'Europe, oil on canvas, 1876.Musée du Petit Palais, Geneva; Gustave Caillebotte, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Flâneur as Anonymous Urban Observer. The flâneur represents an anonymous figure who navigates the city space with a detached yet observant demeanor.
  7. Imagine strolling through the vibrant streets of Paris, without a specific destination or agenda, simply absorbing the sights, sounds, and smells of the city. This quintessentially Parisian activity is known as "flânerie," and those who partake in it are called "flâneurs." The concept of the flâneur is deeply embedded in French culture and offers a […]
  8. The figure of the flaneur—the stroller, the passionate wanderer emblematic of nineteenth-century French literary culture—has always been essentially timeless; he removes himself from the world while he stands astride its heart. Victorian era London was filled with an essence of the flaneur. Charles Dickens was a great example.
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