Of fabric, skin and bones. The clothing of the marginal characters in the Policisne de Boecia

Authors

  • Andrea Flores García Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/2284-2667/1244

Keywords:

Policisne de Boecia, clothing, dwarves, giants, pineos

Abstract

Policisne de Boecia, the last printed romance of chivalry, proposes a variety of richly dressed marginal characters. The pineos, dwarves and giants are dressed mainly in three types of materials: cloth, skin and animal bones. The relationship between textiles and the narrative function of the wearer is analysed. The warlike and festive development of the characters is observed from the fabrics, as well as certain specific characteristics: texture, colour and ornament in relation to the space of the feat of arms, nature and court.

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Published

2022-12-22

Issue

No. 10 (2022): From the «historia fingida» to the modern novel. The poetics of fiction in Spanish romances of chivalry

Section

Monographic

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