queer aesthetics, material culture and the modern interior in Britain Potvin, John creator text bibliography enk 2014 monographic eng

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311 p : ill 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. HKBU library John Potvin. YT2025 M09 Lord Gower, Ronald Sutherland 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, Noel 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 NK2043 P859 B 2014 9780719084997 0719084997 9781784991098 1784991090 SDU 141029