Bachelors of a different sort : queer aesthetics, material culture and the modern interior in Britain /

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This title considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Potvin, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Colección:Studies in design and material culture
Temas:
1900-1999
Gay men > Great Britain > Identity.
Gay men > Great Britain > Social life and customs.
Bachelors > Great Britain > Identity.
Material culture > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Interior decoration > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Homosexuels masculins > Grande-Bretagne > Identité.
Homosexuels masculins > Grande-Bretagne > Mœurs et coutumes.
Culture matérielle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Décoration intérieure > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Gay/Lesbian Interest.
Gay men > Identity.
Gay men > Social life and customs.
Interior decoration > Social aspects.
Material culture.
Family and Relationships.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Men of a different sort: the seven deadly sins of the modern bachelor
  • I. Wilde Spaces: 2.`God Save the Queen': Lord Gower, idolatry and the cult of the bric-a-brac diva
  • 3. Vale(d) decadence: Charles Ricketts, Charles Shannon and the Wilde factor
  • II. Country Living
  • 4. Askesis and the Greek ideal: Edward Perry Warren and Lewes House
  • 5. Of art and irises: Cedric Morris, Arthur Lett-Haines and the decorative ideal
  • III. Stage Design for Living
  • 6. Coward in the room: interwar glamour and the performances of a queer modernity
  • 7. Cecil Beaton: artifice as resistance
  • 8. Conclusion: manifesto for a queer home of One's own.

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