Of Dishes and Discourse: Classical Arabic Literary Representations of Food

ISBN-13: 9780415595780 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 188 str.

Geert Jan van Gelder;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literature. Geert Jan van Gelder's witty and subtle approach teases the most out of the relevant texts as well as giving a panorama of the culture.

Recenzje

'A concise, erudite and attractively written study ... Van Gelder's adab-like comilation about adab has the merit of its forebears in being both highly entertaining and instructive, and thus of benefit to both specialists and general readers interested in the history and literary portrayal of food. It is a rich mine of information and constitutes, behind an appearance of light-heartedness and ease, an academic tour-de-force.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Society

Spis treści

Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II Early Poetry: Feeding as Good Breeding; Chapter III Eating and the New Ethos; Chapter IV Adab, or the Text as a Banquet; Chapter V Food for Satire and Parody; chapter VI Alimentary Metaphors;

O autorze

Geert Jan van Gelder