Author: Laura ValentinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Language and Sentiment of Flowers and the Classical Floral Legends
Author: Laura ValentineLanguage and Sentiment of Flowers
Author: A Dictionary of Flowers and Gems
Author: Skye KingsburyPublisher: Bill Peschel (pub-9236556122599907)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A Dictionary of Flowers and Gems (Say What You Mean—Even Say It Mean—the Victorian Way)
Freak to Chic
Author: Dominic JanesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350172626
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In this unique intervention in the study of queer culture, Dominic Janes highlights that, under the gaze of social conservatism, 'gay' life was hiding in plain sight. Indeed, he argues that the worlds of glamour, fashion, art and countercultural style provided rich opportunities for the construction of queer spectacle in London. Inspired by the legacies of Oscar Wilde, interwar and later 20th-century men such as Cecil Beaton expressed transgressive desires in forms inspired by those labelled 'freaks' and, thereby, made major contributions to the histories of art, design, fashion, sexuality, and celebrity. Janes reinterprets the origins of gay and queer cultures by charting the interactions between marginalized freaks and chic fashionistas. He establishes a new framework for future analyses of other cities and media, and of the roles of women and diverse identities.
The Life and Work of Adelaide Procter
Author: Gill GregoryPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429806787
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
First published in 1998, this volume follows the life and work of Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), one of the most important 19th-century women poets to be reassessed by literary critics in recent years. She was a significant figure in the Victorian literary landscape. A poet (who outsold most writers bar Tennyson), a philanthropist and Roman Catholic convert, Procter committed herself to the cause of single, fallen and homeless women. She was a key member of the Langham Place Circle of campaigning women and worked tirelessly for the society for Promoting the Employment of Women. Many of her poems are concerned with anonymous and displaced women who struggle to secure an identity and place in the world. She also writes boldly and unconventionally of women’s sexual desires. Loved and admired by her father the poet Bryan Procter, her editor Charles Dickens and her friend W.M. Thackeray, Procter wrote from the heart of London literary circles. From this position she mounted a subtle and creative critique of the ideas and often gendered positions adopted by male predecessors and contemporaries such as John Keble, Robert Browning and Dickens himself. Gill Gregory’s The Life and Work of Adelaide Procter: Poetry, Feminism and Fathers considers the career of this compelling and remarkable woman and discusses the extent to which she struggled to find her own voice in response to the works of some seminal literary ‘fathers’.
Bootles' Baby
Author: John Strange WinterThe Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: A Bouquet of Roses
Author: Christina WresselPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811841085
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
From luscious yellow and cream to vivid pink, from deep crimson to orange and gold, Wressel profiles over 50 different rose varieties, and offers tips and guidance on selecting and arranging the world's most popular flower.
Czech studies
Author: Mojmír GrygarPublisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789051831610
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description