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Tales the Textiles Tell in the Lais of Marie de France : Weaving as a Signifying System.
This work is unique in showing that textiles constitute a cohesive secondary signifying system throughout the Lais of Marie de France. There they function as texts-within-a-text. Etymologically, both text and textile derive from weaving. We read these textiles as complete signs that transfer meaning...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston :
Edwin Mellen Press,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Textiles as a Signifying System; Signs, Symbols or Signals; History as Signs; A Feminine Perspective; Exploring Selfhood; "Fresne"; Chapter 1: The Relation of Textiles to Violence; As Pages; As Agents; Controlling Violence; As Texts; Passive Pages Actively Heal; Chapter 2: Textiles in the Generation of Subjectivity; Marie's Maternal Merveilleux; Substantiating Maternal Love; Bestowing Power; Synaesthesia in Marie's Imaginary; Empowering Language; Chapter 3: Textiles as Confinement or Expression.
- Confining TextilesExpressing Selfhood; Balancing Personal and Social Needs; Chapter 4: Conclusion; Summary of Themes; Interweaving; Form for Subjectivity; Selected Bibliography; Subsequent Readings; Index.