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- ISBN 9781803511931
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Granta Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Flamboyance ignites every aspect of our lives, from art and entertainment to ritual and protest. The word conjures exuberance and unashamed passion; in thought, expression and dress. Yet historically the term 'flamboyant' has been reserved for the over-the-top and the outré, invoked at times as a pejorative innuendo or worse.
In his fascinating new book, Jack Parlett argues for its value as an empowering and creative force, illuminating the ways in which flamboyance is a fundamental aspect of human conduct that both marks and transcends difference.
Taking in an eclectic array of examples, from Gothic architecture to the orange flowers of Dungeness, and populated by figures such as Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Lil Nas X and Chappell Roan, this is a book about flamboyant art and the art of flamboyance. And having both aspired to it and rejected it, Jack recounts his personal relationship to flamboyance while also finding new meanings of the word, exploring its surprises and contradictions, and reconnecting with its radical power.
Jack Parlett is a writer, poet and academic. His books include The Poetics of Cruising: Queer Visual Culture from Whitman to Grindr and Fire Island: A Queer History, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and one of the Best Books of the Year in the New Yorker. He completed a PhD on cruising and poetry at Cambridge University, where he now teaches English, and has held fellowships and residencies at Oxford University and Harvard University. His publications as a poet include the pamphlet Same Blue, Different You, and his writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, Boston Review, Poetry London and Document Journal. He lives in East London.
