Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Name: Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare 1564-1616
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ISBN: 9780747813545

ISBN-10: 074781354X

ISBN-13: 9780747813545

Edition: 2014

Authors: Sarah Jane Downing

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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…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 10/21/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 72
Size: 5.09" wide x 8.28" long x 0.22" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English