Ambiguous Locks

An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Indeed, throughout history, hair has remained an important cultural symbol of femininity. In medieval art, iconic images of long, flowing locks can express sexuality, and the cutting of a woman's hair often signals her feminine misbehavior. Artists of all kinds in the Middle Ages used women's long hair to manipulate their audience's estimation of their female figures. This interdisciplinary work explores the significance of women's hair in literature and art from the medieval period through 1525, putting into historical context the ways in which hair participates in construction of the female identity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-02-06
Mått:178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786448708

Utforska kategorier

Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Roberta Milliken is a professor of English at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, where she teaches medieval and renaissance literature as well as women’s studies classes.

Recensioner i media

“examines representations of women’s hair in works from the early medieval through the Early modern period and explores the ways in which these depictions communicated ideas about the roles, value and sexuality of women during the period.”—SciTech Book News; “an interesting overview of a rich topic, written in admirably accessible language”—Speculum.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: Contexts 1. Women 2. Hair 3. Conduct Part Two: “Bad” Women 4. Eve 5. Lust, Prostitutes, and Venus 6. Sirens and Mermaids 7. Witches 8. Punishments for “Bad” Women Part Three: “Good” Women 9. The Virgin Mary 10. Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Mary of Egypt, and Saint Agnes 11. Other Virgin Martyrs 12. Jeanne d’Arc Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index