1st Edition

Reading Food in Literature, Film and Other Imaginative Texts Gastrocriticism

By Anke Klitzing Copyright 2027
212 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Reading Food in Literature, Film and Other Imaginative Texts is the first dedicated guide to gastrocriticism – an emerging interdisciplinary, critical framework for investigating food, drinks and foodways in literature, film and other imaginative texts. Organised into three comprehensive sections, this book provides a clear and structured overview of the gastrocritical approach and the roles... Read more

Intrdouction  1. What Is Gastrocriticism?  2. Investigating Food  3. Investigating Texts

Biography

Anke Klitzing is a lecturer in food culture, literature and media at the Technological University Dublin. She is editor of the Journal of Franco-Irish Studies and editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Stirring Words. Her research on food literature and food culture has appeared in academic publications focussed on food studies, folklore, cultural studies and Irish studies.