Weaving narrative : clothing in twelfth-century French romance / Monica L. Wright.
2009
PQ178 .W75 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Weaving narrative : clothing in twelfth-century French romance / Monica L. Wright.
Author
Wright, Monica L., 1968-
ISBN
9780271035659 (alk. paper)
027103565X (alk. paper)
9780271035666 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0271035668 (pbk. : alk. paper)
027103565X (alk. paper)
9780271035666 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0271035668 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xi, 192 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
PQ178 .W75 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
841.109
Summary
"Analyzes the relationship between twelfth-century French material culture, especially with regard to attire and personal adornment, and the compositional and narrative techniques used in the emerging genre of courtly verse romance"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Penn State Romance studies.
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Table of Contents
Romance and the fabric of feudal society: conjointure and change
Material matters: clothing in changing contexts
Dressing up the character: the elucidation of characters through clothing
Clothing acts and the movement from code to signifying system
Clothing as a structuring, thematic, and narrative device: the art of weaving romance.
Material matters: clothing in changing contexts
Dressing up the character: the elucidation of characters through clothing
Clothing acts and the movement from code to signifying system
Clothing as a structuring, thematic, and narrative device: the art of weaving romance.