Textile orientalisms : Cashmere and Paisley shawls in British literature and culture / Suchitra Choudhury.

SeriesSeries in Victorian studies
Series in Victorian Studies. ^A1265543
Contents Historical Contexts -- 'It Came over but Last Night from India' : The Shawl as Gift in Elizabeth Inchbald's Appearance is Against Them (1785) -- "There Are Braw Shawls Made at Paisley, That Ye Will Scarce Ken Frae Foreign" : Imperialism, Materiality, and Ecology in Walter Scott's St. Ronan's Well and The Surgeon's Daughter -- Thackeray's Irony : The Figure of Cashmere Shawl in Vanity Fair -- 'The Woman in the Red Paisley Shawl' : The Texture of Rebellion in Wilkie Collins's Armadale -- Frederick Niven's The Paisley Shawl (1931).
Abstract "Considering popular literary images of Indian and Paisley shawls as markers of fashion, class, gender, and race during the long nineteenth century, this book shows how Indian imports and influences shaped wider discussions of British literature, art, politics, and empire"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Choudhury, Suchitra, 1967- Textile orientalisms Athens : Ohio University Press, [2022] 9780821447857
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
LCCN 2022037324
ISBN9780821425008
ISBN0821425005 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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