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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Auteur principal:	Palma, Pina (Auteur)
Format:	Ebook
Langue:	English
Publié:	Notre Dame, Ind : University of Notre Dame Press, 2013
Sujets:	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 plus... Ess- und Trinksitte Geschichte 1200-1600
Description matérielle:	Online-Ressource (xi, 428 p)