Pleasures of the Table: A Literary Anthology - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0712357807 ISBN 13: 9780712357807

Casa editrice: British Library Board, 2015

Riassunto

Napoleon famously declared that an army marches on its stomach; every bit as true, however, is that great authors are often as keen to feed their stomachs as they are to feed their imaginations. Far ranging in time and place, this beautifully illustrated collection of food writing includes delectable scenes of cooking and feasting from novels and stories, poems that use food to tempt and seduce, and fine writing by and about great cooks.

Pleasures of the Table begins with examples of hospitality, ranging from Chaucer's convivial Franklin to Sir Walter Scott's bountiful breakfasts and dinner with Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Ramsey. Next comes eating to impress, featuring dazzling banquets from Flaubert to F. Scott Fitzgerald, plus some great fictional love feasts that leave absolutely no doubt that, in literature at least, food and love go together significantly better than love and marriage. Nostalgia comes to the fore in such classic food scenes as Rat and Mole picnicking, children snacking on enchanted Turkish delight in Narnia, and a seaside lunch from Enid Blyton.
           
In addition to its literary delicacies, Pleasures of the Table serves up a smorgasbord of recipes taken from literature or beloved by authors, from Emily Dickinson's gingerbread to George Orwell's method for brewing the perfect cup of tea. Beautifully illustrated in full color, this exploration of literary deliciousness will amuse, surprise, and make the mouth water.

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Recensione:

Hardyment ranges from Petronius and Pliny on to Rilke and Rossetti. Some of her choices are wonderfully arcane ... Rich and rewarding ... Drawing on the British Library's abundance, it is very well illustrated, its design and binding are exemplary and its chapters are well conceived. --Country Life

A splendid new collection ... Reads like a fresh treat, thanks to Hardyment s keen eye for pleasures of many kinds. She allows us to stare, unobserved, at many an intimate breakfast and ad-hoc luncheon. --Bee Wilson, New Yorker

This delightful anthology ... blends the intriguingly unfamiliar with delicious reminders. --House and Garden

L'autore:

Christina Hardyment is the author of more than 10 books on literature and social history, including Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands and The World of Arthur Ransome. She reviews regularly for the Times and the Independent.

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• Editore: British Library Board
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0712357807
• ISBN 13: 9780712357807
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Redattore: Hardyment Christina