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Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture investigates the social symbolism and cultural poetics of dress in the ancient Roman world in the period from 200 BCE-400 CE. Editors Jonathan Edmondson and Alison Keith and the contributors to this volume explore the diffusion of Roman dress protocols at Rome and in the Roman imperial context by looking at Rome's North African provinces in particular, a focus that previous studies have overlooked or dealt with only in passing. Another unique aspect of this collection is that it goes beyond the male elite to address a wider spectrum of Roman society. Chapters deal with such topics as masculine attire, strategies for self-expression for Roman women within a dress code prescribed by a patriarchal culture, and the complex dynamics of dress in imperial Roman culture, both literary and artistic. This volume further investigates the literary, legal, and iconographic evidence to provide anthropologically-informed readings of Roman clothing.This collection of original essays employs a range of methodological approaches - historical, literary critical, philological, art historical, sociological and anthropological - to offer a thorough discussion of one of the most central issues in Roman culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-11-21
Mått152 x 227 x 24 mm
Vikt740 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePhoenix Supplementary Volumes
Antal sidor440
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442610798

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PrefaceContributorsList of FiguresAbbreviationsIntroduction: From Costume History to Dress StudiesJONATHAN EDMONDSON and ALISON KEITHPART I INVESTMENTS IN MASCULINITY Public Dress and Social Control in Late Republican and Early Imperial RomeJONATHAN EDMONDSONTogam virilem sumere: Coming of Age in the Roman WorldFANNY DOLANSKYThe Double Identity of Roman Portrait Statues: Costumes and Their Symbolism at RomeMICHAEL KOORTBOJIANThe ‘Dark Side’ of the TogaMICHELE GEORGE(Un)Dressed to Kill: Viewing the RetiariusMICHAEL CARTERPART II FASHIONING THE FEMALE The Appearance of the Young Roman GirlKELLY OLSONCovering the Head at Rome: Ritual and GenderELAINE FANTHAMDesigning Women: The Representation of Women’s Toiletries on Funerary Monuments in Roman ItalyLESLIE SHUMKASartorial Elegance and Poetic Finesse in the Sulpician CorpusALISON KEITHPART III THE CULTURAL POETICS OF DRESS The Woven Garment as Literary Metaphor: The Peplos in Ciris 9–41RIEMER FABERSpinning the Trabea: Consular Robes and Propaganda in the Panegyrics of Claudian MICHAEL DEWARAppearing for the Defence: Apuleius on DisplayKEITH BRADLEYTertullian’s De Pallio and Roman Dress in North AfricaT. COREY BRENNANPrudery and Chic in Late Antique ClothingGUY P.R. METRAUXReferencesIndex LocorumGeneral Index

'Those entering the field of Roman clothing studies will find this concise survey very useful ... Illustrating the various threads of current investigation into Roman clothing, these intriguing essays show that understanding the symbolism of Roman clothing is essential in recovering the Romans' way of thinking about themselves and the "others" of their empire.- Judith Lynn Sebesta (Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada)