The Rhetoric of Power in the Bayeux Tapestry

By Suzanne Lewis

Book Overview

In this study, Suzanne Lewis argues that the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the first large-scale visual narratives of the Middle Ages that, moreover, conveys medieval conceptions regarding the pictorialized text. More than a reinterpretation of the historical evidence related to the Tapestry, Lewis' study explores the visual and textual strategies and conventions that have made this work such a powerful statement for audiences over the centuries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107403359
• ISBN13: 9781107403352
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"