‘Sin was with us in my rooms; the Flesh was with us always; the Arch-demon arose from Hell whenever I evoked him and certainly my Venus and I came near, night after night, afternoon after noon, hell’s mouth. There, after… Read More ›
Richard Wagner
‘Throwing a punch’ for Wagner: revolution, gender, and the soundtrack of Decadence
The original version of this article first appeared on the website of the Rimbaud and Verlaine Foundation in 2021. All the pictures are from my own collection. Hooligans are not normally associated with classical music. Concert halls tend to be… Read More ›
Volupté: Vernon Lee, Richard Wagner, and Dame Edna Everage
My article on Vernon Lee (1856-1935) has been published in Volupté: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Decadence Studies. Provocatively entitled ‘Lying Down or Standing Up for Music’, it examines ideas about ‘hearing’ and ‘listening’ in Lee’s final work, Music and its… Read More ›
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