Siren Feasts A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece

Name: Siren Feasts A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece
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ISBN: 9780415116206

ISBN-10: 0415116201

ISBN-13: 9780415116206

Edition: 1995

Authors: Andrew Dalby

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In this social history of Greek food the author begins with the tunny fishers of the neolithic age, and traces the story through the repertoire of classical Greece and the reputation of Lydia for luxury to the imperial synthesis of varying traditions.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/14/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Way These People Sacrifice	p. 1
The Gardens of Alcinous	p. 33
Divine Inventions	p. 57
In the Feasts of the Lydians	p. 93
Sicilian Tables	p. 113
Lemons of the Hesperides	p. 133
Strymonian Eels	p. 152
The Imperial Synthesis	p. 168
Biscuits from Byzantium	p. 187
Notes	p. 212
Bibliography	p. 267
Index of ancient and medieval sources	p. 287
Greek Index	p. 297
General Index	p. 310
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