| Gluttony and Gratitude: Milton's Philosophy of Eating Contributor(s): Stelzer, Emily E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 027108376X ISBN-13: 9780271083766 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - Literary Criticism | Modern - 17th Century - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Religion |
| Dewey: 821.4 |
| Series: Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite the persistence and popularity of addressing the theme of eating in Paradise Lost, the tradition of Adam and Eve's sin as one of gluttony--and the evidence for Milton's adaptation of this tradition--has been either unnoticed or suppressed. Emily Stelzer provides the first book-length work on the philosophical significance of gluttony in this poem, arguing that a complex understanding of gluttony and of ideal, grateful, and gracious eating informs the content of Milton's writing. Working with contextual material in the fields of physiology, philosophy, theology, and literature and building on recent scholarship on Milton's experience of and knowledge about matter and the body, Stelzer draws connections between Milton's work and both underexamined textual influences (including, for example, Gower's Confessio Amantis) and well-recognized ones (such as Augustine's City of God and Galen's On the Natural Faculties). |
Contributor Bio(s): Stelzer, Emily E.: - Emily E. Stelzer is Assistant Professor of Literature and Program Director for English and Great Texts at Houston Baptist University. |