A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays
Nonfiction, Food & Drink, Food Writing, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Charles Lamb | ISBN: | 9780141965802 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | April 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Lamb |
| ISBN: | 9780141965802 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | April 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
A rapturous appreciation of pork crackling, a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple and a meditation on the delights of Christmas feasting are just some of the subjects of these personal, playful writings from early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb.
Exploring the joys of food and also our complicated social relationship with it, these essays are by turns sensuous, mischievous, lyrical and self-mocking. Filled with a sense of hunger, they are some of the most fascinating and nuanced works ever written about eating, drinking and appetite.
A rapturous appreciation of pork crackling, a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple and a meditation on the delights of Christmas feasting are just some of the subjects of these personal, playful writings from early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb.
Exploring the joys of food and also our complicated social relationship with it, these essays are by turns sensuous, mischievous, lyrical and self-mocking. Filled with a sense of hunger, they are some of the most fascinating and nuanced works ever written about eating, drinking and appetite.
