The culture of cloth in early modern England
Subtitle: textual construction of a national identity
By: Roze Hentschell.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780754663010
Subjects: Woolen goods industry -- Social aspects -- England; National characteristics, English; Industries in literature; Wool industry -- Social aspects -- England; Woolen goods industry -- England -- History; Wool industry -- England -- History; England -- Civilization
Description: Exploring the intersections between the culture of the wool broadcloth industry and the imaginative literature of the early modern period, this study shows how the culture of the cloth industry was intrinsically connected to the development of emerging English nationalism. Each chapter ties a particular genre with a specific issue of the cloth industry, demonstrating the distinct work different literary genres contributed to the "culture of cloth."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-200) and index.