Of Dishes and Discourse - Classical Arabic Literary Representations of Food

List of contents

Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II Early Poetry: Feeding as Good Breeding; Chapter III Eating and the New Ethos; Chapter IV Adab, or the Text as a Banquet; Chapter V Food for Satire and Parody; chapter VI Alimentary Metaphors;

About the author

Geert Jan van Gelder

Summary

Considers how Arab and Islamic culinary culture may be represented in literary forms.

Product details

• Authors: Geert Jan van Gelder, Gelder Geert Jan van
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780700711741
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1174-1
• No. of pages: 178
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, Middle East, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Literature: history and criticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General