The Representation of Clothing in Renaissance Poetry: The Material of Desire

Author / Editor
Spreuwenberg-Stewart, Allison Dean.

Title
The Representation of Clothing in Renaissance Poetry: The Material of Desire

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 58 (1998): 3542A.

Description
Considers issues of gender, identity, and sexuality in depictions of clothing in poetry by Chaucer (Rom), Marlowe, Donne, Samuel Butler, and Milton. Through dress, Rom depicts the richness of desire and the roles of art and culture in both seduction and natural beauty.

Chaucer Subjects
Romaunt of the Rose.