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Book SynopsisEdith Snook is Professor of English at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Trade ReviewA thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair ... There is plenty to inform and intrigue. * Times Literary Supplement *
Individually, Edith Snook’s international team of historians and literary scholars brings fresh new perspectives to nine key themes in renaissance hair. Collectively, the volume powerfully explores the extent to which, from 1450 to 1650, when sumptuary laws policing European fashion were at their most influential, social distinctions overruled personal preference to dictate – and reflect – how people styled and cared for their hair. -- M A Katritzky, Open University, UK
A fascinating collection of essays written from a wealth of disciplinary perspectives … This wonderful volume looks at hair as a cultural artifact whose colour, cut or arrangement, modest covering or disheveled disarray communicated a wealth of information about an individual. This is a valuable contribution to Renaissance and early modern history of the body and material history. -- Sara F. Matthews-Grieco, Syracuse University, Italy
Table of ContentsSeries Preface Introduction 1. Religion and Ritualized Belief,
Gary K. White 2. Self and Society,
Anu Korhonen 3. Fashion and Adornment,
Carole Collier Frick 4. Production and Practice,
Annemarie Kinzelbach 5. Health and Hygiene,
Edith Snook 6. Gender and Sexuality,
Mark Albert Johnston 7. Race and Ethnicity,
Nicholas Jones 8. Class and Social Status,
Jana Mathews 9. Cultural Representations,
Lyn Bennett Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
