Weaving Narrative Clothing in Twelfth-Century French Romance /
Monica L. Wright.
- 1 online resource (189 p.)
- Penn State Romance studies .
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-184) and index.
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.
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"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.
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Romances--History and criticism. Literature and society--History--France--To 1500. Clothing and dress in literature. Material culture in literature. French poetry--History and criticism.--To 1500