Gourmands and Gluttons - The Rhetoric of Food Excess (Hardcover, New edition)

From "supersizing it" to hoarding, we are living in an age of excess. Whether it is cars or housing, American culture is being driven by the old adage that "bigger is better". Yet, although we often overlook it, nowhere is this rhetoric of excess more on display than within our food discourses. While many would argue that the gourmand vanished from society at the end of the 19th century, this book contends that both the gourmand and its counterpart, the glutton, have moved beyond their historic roots to become cultural personae found throughout contemporary media and popular culture. Utilizing texts ranging from the Slow Food Movement to "food porn" as a cornucopia of visual fantasies, this book maintains that today the gourmand and the glutton have come to epitomize a rhetoric of excess far beyond the realm of food.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Carlnita P. Greene
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	156
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-2224-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > Journalistic style guides Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > Public speaking / elocution Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-2224-3
Barcode:	9781433122248

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