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The Loaded Table: Representations of Food in Roman Literature Gowers
The Loaded Table: Representations of Food in Roman Literature
Gowers
This text looks at the Roman culture through food as it is represented in literature. The author interprets various Latin works where food is described. He explains why writers persitently depicted their society at the dinner table, and why food was such a suggestive image for Roman civilization.
346 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 5, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198150824 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 346 |
| Dimensions | 139 × 215 × 24 mm · 454 g |
| Language | English |