Siren Feasts: A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece

ISBN-13: 9781138140424 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 336 str.

Andrew Dalby

Opis

Scholarly yet immensely readable, and with comprehensive illustration, Siren Feasts is the first serious social history of Greek food.

Recenzje

'A must. Even if you didn't that this was the book you were waiting for, you will know when it is in your hands. The sensationally good cover is both alluring and surprising; and the same may be said of Andrew Dalby's text.' - Petit Propo Wlinaires

'It will surely remain for some time the definitive work on Greek food and gastronomy, and as a standard reference work, it will be regularly plundered via its quite excellent indexes every time anyone wants to know, as Dalby himself once did, how the Greeks ate.' - Times Literary Supplement

'Siren Feasts is a fascinating book and the first of its kind. It is not only for the scholar - although scholarly in approach - but also for the food enthusiast.' - Rena Salaman, Hampstead and Highgate Express

'No review can do justice to the packed detail in this unique book, drawing on the archaeology of prehistoric sites, the inventories of shipwrecked cargoes, ruined storerooms, vase-painting and literature' - Financial Times

'This is one of those books you'll find yourself using time and time again and it will seldom let you down. I was also impressed by the high standard of production and by the illustrations' - Greece & Rome Volume 43

'If you're at all interested in what the ancient Greeks ate, this is the book.' - LA Times

O autorze

Andrew Dalby trained as a classicist and linguist and is now librarian of the London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates