Modernism and the Architecture of Private Life |
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| Author:
| Rosner, Victoria |
| Series title: | Gender and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-13305-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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Figures such as E. M. Forster, Roger Fry, Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler, and Virginia Woolf attempted to rethink Victorian design and reconstruct the form, function, and meaning of the home to meet the demands of modernity. In this study, Rosner draws on a host of previously unexamined archival sources and reveals the many personal and aesthetic connections among modern British writers, interior designers, and architects.
Figures such as E. M. Forster, Roger Fry, Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler, and Virginia Woolf attempted to rethink Victorian design and reconstruct the form, function, and meaning of the home to meet the demands of modernity. In this study, Rosner draws on a host of previously unexamined archival sources and reveals the many personal and aesthetic connections among modern British writers, interior designers, and architects.