{"product_id":"discomfort-food-marni-reva-kessler-9781517908805","title":"Discomfort Food: The Culinary Imagination in Late Nineteenth-Century French Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intricate and provocative journey through nineteenth-century depictions of food and the often uncomfortable feelings they evoke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when chefs are celebrities and beautifully illustrated cookbooks, blogs, and Instagram posts make our mouths water, scholar Marni Reva Kessler trains her inquisitive eye on the depictions of food in nineteenth-century French art. Arguing that disjointed senses of anxiety, nostalgia, and melancholy underlie the superficial abundance in works by Manet, Degas, and others, Kessler shows how, in their images, food presented a spectrum of pleasure and unease associated with modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing close analysis and deep archival research, Kessler discovers the complex narratives behind such beloved works as Manet's \u003ci\u003eFish (Still Life)\u003c\/i\u003e and Antoine Vollon's Internet-famous \u003ci\u003eMound of Butter\u003c\/i\u003e. Kessler brings to these works an expansive historical review, creating interpretations rich in nuance and theoretical implications. She also transforms the traditional paradigm for study of images of edible subjects, showing that simple categorization as still life is not sufficient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscomfort Food\u003c\/i\u003e marks an important contribution to conversations about a fundamental theme that unites us as humans: food. Suggestive and accessible, it reveals the very personal, often uncomfortable feelings hiding within the relationship between ourselves and the representations of what we eat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marni Reva Kessler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517908809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517908805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Marni Reva Kessler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491691720959,"sku":"9781517908805","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62ce2048-1dc5-45fa-b815-de5d5743b159.jpg?v=1699452672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discomfort-food-marni-reva-kessler-9781517908805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}