Taking on the mantle of authority: gifts of clothing as devices in late-antique literature
This thesis aims to investigate the use of gifts of male elite clothing in Roman society and literature during late Antiquity. Drawing upon modern scholarship surrounding clothing and gift-giving, it argues that when these items appeared in late-antique literature, it was a way for writers to explor...
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University of Nottingham
2013
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.582097 |