The best of the essays brought together here not only examine how clothes indicate status, taste, conformity, or transgression within specific literary texts and societies but also situate both them and their production within the wider context of history, economics, and politics. Many fresh insights result from such a serious consideration of fashion.
Avril Horner, emeritus professor of English, Kingston ... Read moreUniversity, London The best of the essays brought together here not only examine how clothes indicate status, taste, conformity, or transgression within specific literary texts and societies but also situate both them and their production within the wider context of history, economics, and politics. Many fresh insights result from such a serious consideration of fashion. Avril Horner, emeritus professor of English, Kingston University, London Crossings in Text and Textile promises to appeal to a broad audience and reveals how clothing, which is often overlooked as mere detail in short stories and novels, might lie at the centre of the author's craft.
Avril Horner, emeritus professor of English, Kingston University, London Textile History Crossings in Text and Textile promises to appeal to a broad audience and reveals how clothing, which is often overlooked as mere detail in short stories and novels, might lie at the centre of the author s craft. Textile History Show Less