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.
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.