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Weaving Narrative

Wright, Monica L., 1968-

Weaving Narrative Clothing in Twelfth-Century French Romance / [electronic resource] : Monica L. Wright. - University Park, Penn. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2009 - 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.

"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.

9780271052588 0271052589




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


Electronic books.

PQ178 / .W75 2009

841.109