‘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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies
2018-03-01
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Series: | Review of Irish Studies in Europe |
Online Access: | http://risejournal.eu/index.php/rise/article/view/1732/1360 |