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Autore |
Potvin John |
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Bachelors of a different sort : Queer aesthetics, material culture and the modern interior in Britain / / John Potvin |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-5931-7 |
1-78499-109-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Studies in design and material culture |
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Material culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Interior decoration - Social aspects - Great Britain |
Gay men - Great Britain - Social life and customs |
Gay men - Great Britain - Identity |
Studios (Appartements) - Grande-Bretagne - Identity |
Bachelors - Great Britain - Identity |
Livres numeriques. |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2014. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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This title considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britainbetween 1885 and 1957. |
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