Shakespeare and the Language of Food - A Dictionary

Zusatztext ‘How many varieties of birds are eaten in Shakespeare's plays? The place to look is Shakespeare and the Language of Food.' Informationen zum Autor Joan Fitzpatrick is a Lecturer in English at Loughborough University, UK. Her most recent book is Food in Shakespeare: Early Modern Dietaries and the Plays (Ashgate, 2007). Klappentext An historical analysis of Shakespeare and food that provides fascinating insights into early modern attitudes to the body and domestic life. Vorwort An historical analysis of Shakespeare and food that provides fascinating insights into early modern attitudes to the body and domestic life. Zusammenfassung Presents a historical analysis of Shakespeare and food that provides insights into early modern attitudes to the body and domestic life. This dictionary analyzes Shakespeare's language of food. It provides an historically accurate account of the role of food in early modern culture and the way this intersected with Shakespeare's writings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor's Preface \ Acknowledgements \ Introduction \ Abbreviations \ A-Z entries \ Select Bibliography \ Index

Product details

• Authors: Dr Joan Fitzpatrick, Joan Fitzpatrick
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2010
• EAN: 9781441179982
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-7998-2
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Continuum Shakespeare Dictiona; Continuum Shakespeare Dictionaries; Continuum Shakespeare Dictiona; Continuum Shakespeare Dictionaries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works