Food and Identity in England, 1540-1640: Eating to Impress

by Paul S. Lloyd

Book Overview

Food and Identity in England, 1540-1640 considers early modern food consumption in an important new way, connecting English consumption practices between the reigns of Henry VIII and Charles I with ideas of 'self' and 'otherness' in wider contexts of society and the class system.

Examining the diets of various social groups, ranging from manual labourers to the aristocracy, special foods and their preparation, as well as festive events...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350002046
• ISBN13: 9781350002043
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"