IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 813: Conspicuous Consumption: The Display of Rank and Wealth through Material Objects in Courtly Literature
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Kristina Hildebrand, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle, Högskolan i Halmstad |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Sara L. Uckelman, Institute of Medieval & Early Modern Studies, Durham University |
| Paper 813-a | The Stuff that Fairy Tales Are Made Of: Textiles, Clothing, and Bodies in Scandinavian Courtly Romances (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Mentalities, Social History |
| Paper 813-b | The Magic of All Things: Rituals, Objects, and Materiality in Scandinavian Courtly Literature (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Mentalities, Social History |
| Paper 813-c | The Display of Honour: Clothing and Armour in Malory's Le Morte Darthur (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Middle English, Mentalities, Social History |
| Abstract | This session looks at the appropriate display of rank and wealth in Scandinavian and English courtly literature, through textiles, armour, and gift-giving. The objects referenced in these texts allowed the contemporary reader to place the characters at the appropriate level of the hierarchy, judging their rank by the value of the objects displayed in public settings. The texts also served as instructions for proper consumption and guided the reader into ways of establishing and displaying aristocratic identities in public settings. |