Weaving narrative in twelfth-century French romance
By: Monica L. Wright.
Series: Penn State Romance studies
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: University Park, Penn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271035659; 9780271035666
Subjects: French poetry -- To 1500 -- History and criticism; Material culture in literature; Clothing and dress in literature; Literature and society -- France -- History -- To 1500; Romances -- History and criticism
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Romance and the fabric of feudal society: conjointure and change; title: Material matters: clothing in changing contexts; title: Dressing up the character: the elucidation of characters through clothing; title: Clothing acts and the movement from code to signifying system; title: Clothing as a structuring, thematic, and narrative device: the art of weaving romance.