A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays
Author | : Charles Lamb |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2011-04-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780141965802 |
ISBN-13 | : 0141965800 |
Rating | : 4/5 (800 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays written by Charles Lamb and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rapturous appreciation of pork crackling, a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple and a meditation on the delights of Christmas feasting are just some of the subjects of these personal, playful writings from early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb. Exploring the joys of food and also our complicated social relationship with it, these essays are by turns sensuous, mischievous, lyrical and self-mocking. Filled with a sense of hunger, they are some of the most fascinating and nuanced works ever written about eating, drinking and appetite.