{"product_id":"savoring-power-consuming-the-times-pina-palma-9780268038397","title":"Savoring Power, Consuming the Times: The Metaphors of Food in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003ePina Palma's \u003ci\u003eSavoring Power, Consuming the Times: The Metaphors of Food in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative look at the writings of five important Italian authors--Boccaccio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulci's \u003ci\u003eMorgante\u003c\/i\u003e, Boiardo's \u003ci\u003eInnamorato\u003c\/i\u003e, Ariosto's \u003ci\u003eFurioso\u003c\/i\u003e, and Aretino's \u003ci\u003eRagionamento\u003c\/i\u003e. Through the prism of gastronomy, Palma examines these key works in the Western literary canon, bringing into focus how their authors use food and gastronomy as a means to critique the social, political, theological, philosophical, and cultural beliefs that constitute the fabric of the society in which they live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalma begins with the anthropological principle that food represents the universal transformation of nature into culture and that it functions as a language that distinguishes every society and its culture from others. This suggests that food--its preparation, presentation, and consumption--is more than merely a source of nourishment. Rather, Palma argues, foodstuffs function as ethical and aesthetic instruments through which the literary hero's virtues and flaws, achievements and failures, can be gauged. Food also serves as a means to maintain, as well as to negotiate, power, social hierarchy, and relationships between the powerful and the powerless. Touching on three centuries that were pivotal for Italian culture, literature, and history, as well as three literary genres, Palma's analysis connects the descriptions and references to food found in these works with the wider culture of Italy in the late medieval and early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pina Palma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268038392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268038397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013","brand":"Pina Palma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013711409407,"sku":"9780268038397","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b549b41-70f8-4104-a47f-bc8a56b0cf18.jpg?v=1767744293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/savoring-power-consuming-the-times-pina-palma-9780268038397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}