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Explore how food functions as a powerful literary device in canonical works spanning the medieval period to the twenty-first century. A History of Food in Literature examines the intricate relationship between depictions of food and consumption in novels, plays and poems, revealing deeper connections to the body, subjectivity and social structures. This comprehensive volume by Routledge contextualises significant episodes of food across major literary works with reference to pertinent historical and cultural materials, offering critical insight into why culinary references matter far beyond mere narrative detail. Ideal for literature students, scholars and readers interested in how food shapes meaning and identity in canonical texts.

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Covers food depictions in major canonical literary works from the medieval period through the twenty-first century.

Examines the relationship between food, the body, subjectivity and social structures in literary contexts.

Contextualises literary works with reference to historical and cultural materials relevant to food and consumption.

Published by Routledge, a leading academic publisher of literary criticism and cultural studies.

Provides a clear and comprehensive overview suitable for students, scholars and literature enthusiasts.

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Release Date
01 December 2016
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09 June 2013

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