In my last post I wrote about the use of food for diplomatic purposes in The Mirror and the Light, the final volume in Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Continue reading “Food for a queen”
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Food and politics
Throughout this blog I’ve written about the way that food in literature is always about more than just the food. Amongst its many narrative functions, food may reveal character, act as a metaphor for feelings and relationships or reflect key themes and issues in the text. Continue reading “Food and politics”