Savoring power, consuming the times : the metaphors of food in medieval and Renaissance Italian literature

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Language of Food in Boccaccio's Decameron -- Chapter 2: Of Frogs, Giants, and the Court: Pulci's Morgante -- Chapter 3: Banquets of Power: Boiardo's Innamorato and the Politics of Gastronomy -- Chapter 4: Meals, Tr...

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1. Verfasser: Palma, Pina (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Notre Dame, Ind : University of Notre Dame Press, 2013
Schlagworte:Italian literature Italian literature -- 16th century -- History and criticism Italian literature -- To 1400 -- History and criticism Food in literature Gastronomy in literature Medieval Studies Italian literature ; 16th century ; History and criticism Italian literature ; To 1400 ; History and criticism Italienisch Literatur mehr... Ess- und Trinksitte Geschichte 1200-1600
Umfang:Online-Ressource (xi, 428 p)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: The Language of Food in Boccaccio's Decameron""; ""Chapter 2: Of Frogs, Giants, and the Court: Pulci's Morgante""; ""Chapter 3: Banquets of Power: Boiardo's Innamorato and the Politics of Gastronomy ""; ""Chapter 4: Meals, Transformations, and the Belly of History: Ariosto's Furioso""; ""Chapter 5: Courtesans and Figs, Art and Nature in Aretino's Ragionamento""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""