The Boastful Chef: The Discourse of Food in Ancient Greek Comedy by John Wilkins-image

The Boastful Chef: The Discourse of Food in Ancient Greek Comedy by John Wilkins

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Language: English gtin13: 9780199240685 Format: Hardcover Item Length: 8.5 in Type: Textbook Item Width: 5.4 in Subject: Drama, Ancient & Classical, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Subjects & Themes / General Number of Pages: 494 Pages ISBN: 9780199240685 Item Weight: 24.7 Oz ISBN-13: 9780199240685 Book Title: The Boastful Chef Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Cooking, Social Science Author: John Wilkins Publication Name: Boastful Chef : the Discourse of Food in Ancient Greek Comedy Publication Year: 2001 Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Item Height: 1.2 in

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The Boastful Chef by John Wilkins Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This is a book about Greek culture. It explains why Greek comedy picked out food in particular as a cultural marker. Hundreds of comic fragments are quoted in translation. The development of comedy is explored together with comic creativity as poets sought to represent 'reality' (figs or cooking-pots) on the stage. Publisher Description It is well known that ancient Greek comedy is interested in food and wine. Many plays conclude with a feast: further, they were produced at festivals of Dionysos where eating and drinking took place. This book explains the importance of food to comedy: it was a medium through which comedy could represent the material, social, agricultural, political and religious worlds to the Greek city-state. Comedy was a powerful cultural commentator partly because the foods thatit represented were resonant markers of the culture. There could be no comedy without food. Related genres and artefacts are also considered. The text also contains translations of hundreds of comicfragments; and it reassesses the division of comedy into Sicilian and Attic Old, Middle, and New. Details ISBN 019924068X ISBN-13 9780199240685 Title The Boastful Chef Author John Wilkins Format Hardcover Year 2000 Pages 496 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137008640; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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