'Tickling the Palate'

Gastronomy in Irish Literature and Culture

By: Eamon Maher (Editor), Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire (Editor)

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Paperback | 11 April 2014

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262 Pages

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23.5 x 15.88 x 1.91

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This volume of essays, which originated in the inaugural Dublin Gastronomy Symposium held in the Dublin Institute of Technology in June 2012, offers fascinating insights into the significant role played by gastronomy in Irish literature and culture.
The book opens with an exploration of food in literature, covering figures as varied as Maria Edgeworth, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, Enid Blyton, John McGahern and Sebastian Barry. Other chapters examine culinary practices among the Dublin working classes in the 1950s, offering a stark contrast to the haute cuisine served in the iconic Jammet's Restaurant; new trends among Ireland's 'foodie' generation; and the economic and tourism possibilities created by the development of a gastronomic nationalism. The volume concludes by looking at the sacramental aspects of the production and consumption of Guinness and examining the place where it is most often consumed: the Irish pub.

Industry Reviews

This collection will enlighten and delight readers. [...] The writers and editors are to be congratulated on their original research and new insights into a topic that interests everyone: food.
(Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, The Irish Times, 28 June 2014)

This diverse collection of well-researched and sometimes provocative essays gives us much to think about, and should inspire further research. The editors and authors are to be congratulated on what they have done.
(Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, 38/2014)

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