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ByJohn Wilkins
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“No two persons ever read the same book.” –Edmund Wilson
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'This is a fascinating and original book, spiced with liberal quotations (all translated) from comic fragments alongside discussion of the plays of Aristophanes and Menander' -Greece andamp; Rome'Offers a more multi-sided approach to ancient cooking and its practitioners than any other available' -Simon Goldhill, Times Literary Supplement'A scholarly book' -Simon Goldhill, Times Literary SupplementThis is a book about Greek culture. It explains why Greek comedy picked out food in particular as a cultural marker. Hundreds of comic fragments are quoted in translation. The development of comedy is explored together with comic creativity as poets sought to represent 'reality' (figs or cooking-pots) on the stage.
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