Das Literaturkostüm. Literarische Kleiderbeschreibungen aus der Perspektive der Mode- und Textilwissenschaft

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  • Kerstin Kraft Universität Paderborn

Keywords:

literary costume, source critique, authorship, contextualization, dress in fiction

Abstract

Descriptions of clothing have a long tradition in literature. However, there is neither a standardized term for this nor has this subject area been comprehensively analyzed. With the introduction of the term literary costume for the clothing of the characters of fictional plots by the authors as well as an initial determination of source value and contextualization, a contribution is to be made to this. Literature with its fictional descriptions becomes the material of fashion and its contribution to the history of fashion as well as its relationship to clothing worn in real life must be analyzed in an interdisciplinary manner. Further sources and comparative material will be consulted to determine the role of the authors and readers as well as the significance of the literary costume.

Author Biography

Kerstin Kraft, Universität Paderborn

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Published

2025-07-03

How to Cite

Kraft, K. (2025) “Das Literaturkostüm. Literarische Kleiderbeschreibungen aus der Perspektive der Mode- und Textilwissenschaft”, ANNALI. SEZIONE GERMANICA. Rivista del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell’Università degli studi di Napoli L’Orientale, (34), pp. 103–129. Available at: https://serena.sharepress.it/index.php/aiongerm/article/view/12469 (Accessed: 9 November 2025).

Issue

No. 34 (2024): Annali. Sezione germanica

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Special issue articles

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