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Culinary comedy in medieval French literature / Sarah Gordon.
Van Pelt Library PQ155.F66 G67 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gordon, Sarah, 1975-
- Series:
- Purdue studies in Romance literatures ; v. 37.
- Purdue studies in Romance literatures ; v. 37
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French literature--To 1500--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- Food in literature.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 220 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- "Culinary Comedy in Medieval French Literature "focuses on the intersection of food and humor across several medieval narrative genres. This book is a part of the Purdue Studies in Romance Literature Series.
- Contents:
- Food fight: medieval gastronomy and literary convention
- Uncourtly table manners in Arthurian romance
- Much ado about bacon: the old French fabliaux
- Hungry like the wolf, sly as a fox: Le roman de Renart.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1557534306
- 9781557534309
- OCLC:
- 69671880
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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