{"product_id":"literature-and-food-studies-9780415641210","title":"Literature and Food Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterature and Food Studies\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to a growing interdisciplinary field by examining literary genres and cultural movements as they engage with the edible world and, in turn, illuminate transnational histories of empire, domesticity, scientific innovation, and environmental transformation and degradation. With a focus on the Americas and Europe, \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Food Studies\u003c\/i\u003e compares works of imaginative literature, from Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e and Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e to James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eUlysses \u003c\/i\u003eand Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eTar Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, with what the authors define as vernacular literary practices--which take written form as horticultural manuals, recipes, cookbooks, restaurant reviews, agricultural manifestos, dietary treatises, and culinary guides. For those new to its principal subject, \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Food Studies\u003c\/i\u003e introduces core concepts in food studies that span anthropology, geography, history, literature, and other fields; it compares canonical literary texts with popular forms of print culture; and it aims to inspire future research and teaching. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining a cultural studies approach to foodways and food systems with textual analysis and archival research, the book offers an engaging and lucid introduction for humanities scholars and students to the rapidly expanding field of food studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16584433\"\u003eAmy Tigner\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6651853\"\u003eAllison Carruth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415641210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415641217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmy L. Tigner\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Early Modern Studies in the English Department at the University of Texas, Arlington, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllison Carruth is Associate Professor in the English Department, Institute for Society and Genetics, and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, where she is the director of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44715542511853,"sku":"9780415641210","price":82.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_db8ad705-a434-4f94-b0b7-08253984c86c.jpg?v=1704126275","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/literature-and-food-studies-9780415641210","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}