01816nam a2200325 i 4500 281911 InACL 20261003164312.0 261003s2000 xxk 0 eng d 9780199240685 019924068X InACL eng rda InACL 882.01019 WIL 23 Wilkins, John author The boastful chef : the discourse of food in ancient Greek comedy / Wilkins, John Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000 465 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "It is well known that ancient Greek comedy is interested in food and wine; many plays conclude with a feast. Further, they were produced at festivals of Dionysus where eating and drinking took place. This book explains the importance of food to comedy: it was a medium through which comedy could represent the material, social, agricultural, political, and religious worlds to the Greek city-state. Comedy was a powerful cultural commentator and the foods that it represented were resonant markers of the culture. There could be no comedy without food and wine. Related genres and artefacts are also considered. The text contains translations of hundreds of comic fragments; and it reassesses the division of comedy into Sicilian and Attic Old, Middle, and New."--Jacket. Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism Dinners and dining -- Greece -- History Food habits -- Greece -- History Dinners and dining in literature Cookery -- Greece -- History Food habits in literature Gastronomy in literature Cookery in literature 633535 633535 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-10-03 0 882.01019 WIL 281911 2026-10-03 16:43:12 2026-10-03 BK