{"product_id":"the-flavors-of-modernity-food-and-the-novel-9780691603476","title":"The Flavors of Modernity  Food and the Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403941159255,"sku":"9780691603476","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691603476.jpg?v=1730484950","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-flavors-of-modernity-food-and-the-novel-9780691603476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}