{"product_id":"gluttony-and-gratitude-9780271081007","title":"Gluttony and Gratitude","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores the philosophical significance of gluttony in \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, arguing that a complex understanding of gluttony and of ideal, grateful, and gracious eating informs the content of Milton’s writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quite a good book of its kind, its particular virtue being the scope of its inquiry, which extends from heaven to hell and from the garden of Eden to the fallen present, in the process offering an integrated overview of the role of dietary concerns in Milton’s work.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Bruce Boehrer \u003ci\u003eModern Philology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book will provide a valuable introduction to the theological and cultural traditions behind \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e that will be most helpful to readers who are relatively new to medieval and Renaissance studies, and a provocative challenge to the assumptions of senior scholars.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stelzer’s study throughout provides interpretive payoffs regarding diverse passages and issues in \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost,\u003c\/i\u003e and the fourth and most compelling chapter sensitively explores the rich interplay between eating and other activities for the angels and unfallen humankind.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joshua Scodel \u003ci\u003eMilton Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: “Unsavory Food Perhaps”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Patristic, Medieval, and Early Modern Views of Gluttony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.  An Anatomy of Gluttony in \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Scatology and Devilish Glut in \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Perfect Consumption, the Food of the Gods, and the Great Chain of Eating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Food of Love, the Paradise Within, Augustinian Triads, and the Body Resurrected\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. The Temperate Poet and “This Flying Steed Unrein’d”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400800215383,"sku":"9780271081007","price":64.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271081007.jpg?v=1730471609","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gluttony-and-gratitude-9780271081007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}