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The Flavors of Modernity: Food and the Novel
Hardback
Main Details
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The Flavors of Modernity: Food and the Novel
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gian-Paolo Biasin
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:182 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Literature - history and criticism |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691629827
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| Classifications | Dewey:853.009355 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
From Rabelais's celebration of wine to Proust's madeleine and Virginia Woolf's boeuf en daube in To the Lighthouse, food has figured prominently in world literature. But perhaps nowhere has it played such a vital role as in the Italian novel. In a book flowing with descriptions of recipes, ingredients, fragrances, country gardens, kitchens, dinner
Reviews"An interesting and original work..."--Modern Language Review "[Biasin] analyzes images of food in such modern Italian novels as Calvino's Under the Jaguar Sun and Lampedusa's The Leopard; considers, for example, how writers use food to convey character psychology or to create a sense of material reality in fiction."--Chronicle of Higher Education
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