Weaving narrative : clothing in twelfth-century French romance /
Wright, Monica L., 1968-
Weaving narrative : clothing in twelfth-century French romance / [print] Monica L. Wright. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 192 pages). - Penn State Romance studies . - Penn State Romance studies. .
Includes bibliographies 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 9780271055107 9780271056210 9780271056630 9780271076454
MWT11611350
2009029464
French poetry--History and criticism.--To 1500
Material culture in literature.
Clothing and dress in literature.
Literature and society--History--France--To 1500.
Romances--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
PQ178.W952.W438 2009
Weaving narrative : clothing in twelfth-century French romance / [print] Monica L. Wright. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 192 pages). - Penn State Romance studies . - Penn State Romance studies. .
Includes bibliographies 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 9780271055107 9780271056210 9780271056630 9780271076454
MWT11611350
2009029464
French poetry--History and criticism.--To 1500
Material culture in literature.
Clothing and dress in literature.
Literature and society--History--France--To 1500.
Romances--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
PQ178.W952.W438 2009