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Ambiguous Locks - An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature (Paperback) Loot Price: R878
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Ambiguous Locks - An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature (Paperback): Roberta Milliken

Ambiguous Locks - An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature (Paperback)

Roberta Milliken

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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 signify both sexuality and virtue, and the cutting of a woman's hair often implies her masculinization. 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.

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Imprint: McFarland & Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2012
First published: 2012
Authors: Roberta Milliken
Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 18mm (L x W x H)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-4870-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
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LSN: 0-7864-4870-9
Barcode: 9780786448708

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