| Ambiguous Locks: The Cultural Role of a Retail Utopia Contributor(s): Milliken, Roberta (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786448709 ISBN-13: 9780786448708 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Medieval - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 700.456 |
| LCCN: 2011046124 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.15 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |