"Clad in Flesch and Blood": The sartorial body and female self-fashioning in The Book of Margery Kempe

This article examines how the engagement with textiles and textile-craft in The Book of Margery Kempe facilitates the performance of Margery's female religious identity. Drawing on the fundamental precepts of performance theory, the article responds to recent scholarly interest in the manifesta...

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Main Author: Lucas, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Penn State University Press 2019