The political artistry of the Bayeux tapestry: a visual epic of Norman imperial ambitions
By John Michael Crafton
Edwin Mellen Press, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7734-5318-0
This work provides a critical review of the scholarship history of the Bayeux Tapestry before examining the Tapestry through a variety of interpretive lenses to elucidate its meaning and purpose. By examining the stylistic and story-telling qualities of the Tapestry, themes of conquest and Norman imperial ambitions are elucidated.
Table of Contents
Foreword by R. Howard Bloch
Acknowledgements
1 Naming and the Named: The Bayeux Tapestry as Performative Speech-Act
2 Of Trees, Dreams and Genes: Arboreal Genealogy and Imperial Unity
3 The Many and the One: The Paradox of Plurality in the Imperial Art of the Tapestry
4 Literature on the Edge: The Unwritten Narratives of the Bayeux Tapestry
5 The Bayeux Tapestry is Structured Like a Language
Bibliography
Index
Click here to go to the Publisher’s Website
Click here to purchase this book from Amazon.com
The political artistry of the Bayeux tapestry: a visual epic of Norman imperial ambitions
By John Michael Crafton
Edwin Mellen Press, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7734-5318-0
This work provides a critical review of the scholarship history of the Bayeux Tapestry before examining the Tapestry through a variety of interpretive lenses to elucidate its meaning and purpose. By examining the stylistic and story-telling qualities of the Tapestry, themes of conquest and Norman imperial ambitions are elucidated.
Table of Contents
Foreword by R. Howard Bloch
Acknowledgements
1 Naming and the Named: The Bayeux Tapestry as Performative Speech-Act
2 Of Trees, Dreams and Genes: Arboreal Genealogy and Imperial Unity
3 The Many and the One: The Paradox of Plurality in the Imperial Art of the Tapestry
4 Literature on the Edge: The Unwritten Narratives of the Bayeux Tapestry
5 The Bayeux Tapestry is Structured Like a Language
Bibliography
Index
Click here to go to the Publisher’s Website
Click here to purchase this book from Amazon.com
Related Posts
Subscribe to Medievalverse