‘So am I detached / From the fabric which claims me’ Women, Fabric, and Poetry

Women are immemorially associated with fabric, an association both metaphorical and metonymic, and one widespread in myth, legend and folklore. Spinning and weaving are bound up with women and femininity in fundamental ways, entwining socio-economic histories with deep and persistent trans-cultural...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patricia Coughlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies 2018-03-01
Series:Review of Irish Studies in Europe
Online Access:http://risejournal.eu/index.php/rise/article/view/1732/1360