The Recipe Reader: Narratives, Contexts, Traditions

by Janet Floyd and Laurel Forster

Book Overview

Although the last decade has seen an intense and widespread interest in the writing and publishing of cookery books, surprisingly little contextualized analysis of the recipe as a generic form has appeared. This essay collection asserts that the recipe in all its cultural and textual contexts--from the quintessential embodiment of lifestyle choices to the reflection of artistic aspiration--is a complex, distinct, and important form of cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803233612
• ISBN13: 9780803233614
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"