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Weaving Narrative:

Clothing in Twelfth-Century French Romance
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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.


Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Romance and the Fabric of Feudal Society: Conjointure and Change

2. Material Matters: Clothing in Changing Contexts

3. Dressing Up the Character: The Elucidation of Characters Through Clothing

4. Clothing Acts and the Movement from Code to Signifying System

5. Clothing as a Structuring, Thematic, and Narrative Device: The Art of Weaving Romance

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index


“[Weaving Narrative] provides a fascinating lens through which to look at twelfth-century literary creation.”

—R. Natasha Amendola, Parergon

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