Culinary Shakespeare : staging food and drink in early modern England /

Essays discuss food and drink in Shakespeare's plays, reframing questions about cuisine, eating and meals in early modern drama and emphasizing the aesthetic, communal and philosophical aspects of food. Many issues in Shakespeare studies are thus considered in terms of the cultural marker of cu...

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Other Authors:	Goldstein, David B. (Associate lecturer) (Editor), Tigner, Amy L. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pittsburgh : Duquesne University Press, [2016]
Series:	Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Manners and customs. Food in literature. Food habits in literature. Drinking customs in literature. Cooking in literature. Food habits > England > History > 16th century. Food habits > England > History > 17th century. LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare. LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance. COOKING / History.

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Summary:	Essays discuss food and drink in Shakespeare's plays, reframing questions about cuisine, eating and meals in early modern drama and emphasizing the aesthetic, communal and philosophical aspects of food. Many issues in Shakespeare studies are thus considered in terms of the cultural marker of culinary dynamics.
Physical Description:	vi, 287 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780820704951 0820704954