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Fashion in Fiction: Text and Clothing in Literature, Film and Television
Peter McNeil
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Description for Fashion in Fiction: Text and Clothing in Literature, Film and Television
Paperback. Examines the ways in which dress 'performs' in a wide range of contemporary and historical literary texts. This book includes essays which explore the function of clothing within fictional narratives, including those of film, television and advertising. It provides an examination of the interconnected worlds of fashion and words. Editor(s): McNeil, Peter; Cole, Catherine C.; Karaminas, Vicki. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Fashion in Fiction examines the ways in which dress 'performs' in a wide range of contemporary and historical literary texts. Essays by North American, European and Australian scholars explore the function of clothing within fictional narratives, including those of film, television and advertising. The book provides a groundbreaking examination of the interconnected worlds of fashion and words, providing perspectives from socio-cultural, historical and theoretical readings of fashion and text-based communication.Covering a variety of genres and periods, Fashion in Fiction analyses fashion's role within a range of creative media, exploring the many ways that dress communicates, disrupts and modulates meaning across ... Read more
Fashion in Fiction examines the ways in which dress 'performs' in a wide range of contemporary and historical literary texts. Essays by North American, European and Australian scholars explore the function of clothing within fictional narratives, including those of film, television and advertising. The book provides a groundbreaking examination of the interconnected worlds of fashion and words, providing perspectives from socio-cultural, historical and theoretical readings of fashion and text-based communication.Covering a variety of genres and periods, Fashion in Fiction analyses fashion's role within a range of creative media, exploring the many ways that dress communicates, disrupts and modulates meaning across ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847883575
SKU
V9781847883575
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99-10
About Peter McNeil
Peter McNeil is Professor of Design History at The University of Technology, Sydney and Foundation Chair of Fashion Studies at Stockholm University. He is editor of Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources and co-editor of Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers, The Men's Fashion Reader and The Fashion History Reader: Global Perspectives. Catherine Cole is Professor of Creative Writing ... Read more
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