Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. The statement 'Clothes maketh the man' was one that would have resonated with their audiences: the rise of England's merchant class had made issues of rank central to Elizabethan debate, and a rigid table of sumptuary laws carefully regulated the sorts of fabric and garment worn by the different classes. From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, in this vibrant introduction Sarah Jane Downing explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time.
| ISBN: | 9780747813545 |
| Publication date: | 10th October 2014 |
| Author: | Sarah Jane Downing |
| Publisher: | Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 72 pages |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Cultural studies: dress and society European history Nostalgia: general |
Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. The statement 'Clothes maketh the man' was one that would have resonated with their audiences: the rise of England's merchant class had made issues of rank central to Elizabethan debate, and a rigid table of sumptuary laws carefully regulated the sorts of fabric and garment worn by the different classes. From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, in this vibrant introduction Sarah Jane Downing explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time.
Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Cultural studies: dress and society, European history
Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare is available in Paperback
Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare was written by Sarah Jane Downing and published by Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare has 72 pages
Yes it is part of Shire Library series
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