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Clothes make the man : female cross dressing in medieval Europe / Valerie R. Hotchkiss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hotchkiss, Valerie R., 1960-
- Series:
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 1991.
- Garland reference library of the humanities. New Middle Ages ; v. 1.
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1991. The new Middle Ages ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cross-dressing--Europe--History--Sources.
- Cross-dressing.
- Costume--History--Medieval, 500-1500.
- Costume.
- Women--Europe--History.
- Women.
- Men's clothing--Europe--Psychological aspects.
- Men's clothing.
- Costume--Europe--Religious aspects.
- Costume--Symbolic aspects--Europe.
- Christianity and culture--Europe.
- Christianity and culture.
- Civilization, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the author explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman. The author examines a wide variety of religious, literary, and historical sources, which record interpretations of sartorial attempts to overcome gender hierarchy and also illustrate, mainly through the device of inversion, a remarkably sustained desire to examine and reexamine the nature of social gender identities.
- Contents:
- BibliographyIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-23171-0
- 1-283-84227-0
- 1-135-23172-9
- 0-203-87110-3
- 9780203871102
- OCLC:
- 821175473
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