The land of hunger

著者

• Camporesi, Piero

書誌事項

The land of hunger

Piero Camporesi ; translated by Tania Croft-Murray with the assistance of Claire Foley ; Italian dialect and Latin text translated by Shayne Mitchell

Polity Press, 1996

タイトル別名

Paese della fame

統一タイトル

Paese della fame

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

In this highly original book, Camporesi explores the two worlds of feast and famine in early modern Europe. The Land of Hunger is a graphic and engaging journey into the folk culture of early modern Europe. It will consolidate Camporesi's reputation as one of the most original and imaginative historians of our time.

目次

Introduction: From Giant to Beggar: the Colossus and the Man of Naught. 1. The Devil's Carnival. 2. Charlatans, Cheats and Malingerers. 3. The Science of the Belly: Decline and Death of the Myth of Cockaigne. 4. The Land of Hunger. 5. The Witches' Carnival. 6. A Blemished World. Notes. Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA26835361
• ISBN:
  • 0745608884
• LCCN: 95025530
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 原本言語コード: ita
• 出版地: Cambridge, UK
• ページ数/冊数: 223 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PQ4053.F57
  • DC20 : 850.9/355
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Italian literature -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Folklore in literature
  • LCSH : Hunger in literature
  • LCSH : Food in literature