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University of South Carolina Press The Duchess of Malfi's Apricots and Other Literary Fruits

Name: The Duchess of Malfi's Apricots and Other Literary Fruits
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What is the powerful cultural significance of mangoes to contemporary Hispanic American writers? How does the strange sex life of figs relate to literature? Why are bananas the humorous fruit par excellence, and how are grapefruits anomalous among the citruses? Literary episodes featuring fruit are pervasive across genre and cultural tradition, occurring in the Bible, modern and contemporary literature, and everywhere in between. Robert Palter provides a meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated account of this phenomenon. The Duchess of Malfi's Apricots, and Other Literary Fruits is a lively and far-ranging investigation of the way fruit has been used in literature to express the entire garnut of human experience. The visual arts - including sculpture, painting, and calligraphy - are also richly represented, with some fifty illustrations, most of them in color. The depth of Palter's research is evident in the stunning variety of texts he examines. Citing hundreds of examples from some two dozen languages, Palter discusses everything from novels, short stories, and lyric poems to nursery rhymes, fairy tales, movie scripts, and opera librettos. All foreign-language texts are quoted in English, often rendered by distinguished translators. The author's own genial and informed voice sets the tone for a lively conversation about the significance of literary fruit. Concise explanations of relevant horticulture and plant physiology are presented in a manner convincing for the specialist but also readily accessible to general readers. This delightful book offers an engaging and thoroughly documented journey through literary and art history in its survey of the surprisingly intricate and evocative variety of references to fruit.

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Brand: University of South Carolina Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1570034176
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 September 2001
Listed Since: 04 January 2007

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