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Book SynopsisExplores how art, design, and performance registered the changes in the Edwardian period (1901-1910) and helped to precipitate them. Acknowledging familiar divisions between the neo-Baroque magnificence of central London and the slums of the East End, this title discusses the middlebrow culture that characterizes the anonymous edge of the city.
Trade Review“A handsome volume . . . in which a group of scholars and experts sift through a remarkable array of evidence . . . [in] many fine essays.”
—Honoria St. Cyr, Open Letters Monthly
-- Honoria St. Cyr * Open Letters Monthly *
"The major cultural touchstones of the period are present here, interpreted in a manner that usefully acknowledges their significance while questioning their grip on people's, until now, limited perception of the period."—K. Rhodes,
CHOICE -- K. Rhodes * CHOICE *
"The attraction of
The Edwardian Sense . . . reaches beyond an audience with interests in early twentieth-century Britain, speaking more broadly to scholars of visual studies, film history, music history, history of design, and urban studies."—Amy M. Von Lintel,
Journal of British Studies -- Amy M. Von Lintel * Journal of British Studies *
