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Routledge Aesthetic Pleasure in 20th-Century Food Writing

Name: Routledge Aesthetic Pleasure in 20th-Century Food Writing
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the evolution of women's food writing through this scholarly study from Routledge. This book examines how M.F.K. Fisher, Alice B. Toklas, and Elizabeth David transformed the literary landscape of gastronomy. During an era when female food writing was often restricted to domestic cookbooks and middle-class household guidelines, these three writers broke new ground. By claiming the pleasures of gastronomy that were previously reserved for men, Fisher, Toklas, and David expanded the reach of food literature. The text investigates how they used language to express female desire and moved food writing beyond the simple domestic realm. This work is an essential resource for readers interested in twentieth-century literature and the history of culinary writing.

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Analyzes the literary contributions of M.F.K. Fisher, Alice B. Toklas, and Elizabeth David.

Examines the shift from domestic cookbook styles to professional gastronomic writing.

Explores how these women claimed culinary pleasures previously reserved for male writers.

Investigates the use of language to articulate female desire through food.

Part of the Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature series.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415871387
Category: Books > Subjects > Food & Drink
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 27 July 2011
Listed Since: 26 October 2009

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