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

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

Author/creator	Potvin, John
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Description	xvi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord, 1845-1916--Homes and haunts. Ricketts, Charles S., 1866-1931--Homes and haunts. Shannon, Charles, 1863-1937--Homes and haunts. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Homes and haunts. Taylor, Alfred Waterhouse Somerset, approximately 1852---Homes and haunts. Warren, Edward Perry, 1860-1928--Homes and haunts. Morris, Cedric, 1889-1982--Homes and haunts. Haines, Arthur Lett, 1894-1978--Homes and haunts. Coward, Noël, 1899-1973--Homes and haunts. Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980--Homes and haunts. Gay men--Great Britain --History --19th century. Gay men--Great Britain --History --20th century. Bachelors--Great Britain --History. Interior decoration--Great Britain --History --19th century. Interior decoration--Great Britain --History --20th century. Homosexuality--history. Creativity--history. Great Britain.

Series	Studies in design Studies in design. ^A820773
Contents	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-à-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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-306) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014466320
ISBN	9780719084997
ISBN	0719084997
ISBN	9781784991098 (pbk.)
ISBN	1784991090 (pbk.)

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