A History of Food in Literature: From the Fourteenth Century to the Present

By Charlotte Boyce and Joan Fitzpatrick

Book Overview

A History of Food in Literature provides a clear and comprehensive overview of significant episodes of food and its consumption in major canonical literary works from the medieval period to the twenty-first century. Organised chronologically and examining certain key writers from every period, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens, this book's enlightening critical analysis makes it relevant for anyone interested in the study of food and literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041584052X
• ISBN13: 9780415840521
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"