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"An interesting and original work..."--Modern Language Review "[Biasin] analyzes images of food in such modern Italian novels as Calvino's Under the Jaguar Sun and Lampedusa's The Leopard; considers, for example, how writers use food to convey character psychology or to create a sense of material reality in fiction."--Chronicle of Higher Education

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION The Flavors of Modernity CHAPTER 1. The Juice of the Story: Alessandro Manzoni, Ipromessi sposi 29 CHAPTER 2. How to Make a Stew: Giovanni Verga, I Malavoglia 43 CHAPTER 3. Tea for Two: Gabriele D 'Annunzio, Il piacere 54 CHAPTER 4. A Wise Gourmet: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Il Gattopardo 65 CHAPTER 5. The Cornucopia of the World: Carlo Emilio Gadda, La cognizione del dolore and Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana 78 CHAPTER 6. Under Olivia 'Teeth: Italo Calvino, Sotto il sole giaguaro 97 CHAPTER 7. Our Daily Bread -Pane -Brot -Broid -Chleb -Pain -Lechem -Kenyer: Primo Levi, Se questo e un uomo 128 NOTES 143 INDEX 167

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/03/2017
      ISBN13: 9780691603476, 978-0691603476
      ISBN10: 0691603472
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      "An interesting and original work..."--Modern Language Review "[Biasin] analyzes images of food in such modern Italian novels as Calvino's Under the Jaguar Sun and Lampedusa's The Leopard; considers, for example, how writers use food to convey character psychology or to create a sense of material reality in fiction."--Chronicle of Higher Education

      Table of Contents
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION The Flavors of Modernity CHAPTER 1. The Juice of the Story: Alessandro Manzoni, Ipromessi sposi 29 CHAPTER 2. How to Make a Stew: Giovanni Verga, I Malavoglia 43 CHAPTER 3. Tea for Two: Gabriele D 'Annunzio, Il piacere 54 CHAPTER 4. A Wise Gourmet: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Il Gattopardo 65 CHAPTER 5. The Cornucopia of the World: Carlo Emilio Gadda, La cognizione del dolore and Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana 78 CHAPTER 6. Under Olivia 'Teeth: Italo Calvino, Sotto il sole giaguaro 97 CHAPTER 7. Our Daily Bread -Pane -Brot -Broid -Chleb -Pain -Lechem -Kenyer: Primo Levi, Se questo e un uomo 128 NOTES 143 INDEX 167

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