Author:
Stelzer, Emily E. author.
ImprintUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press ; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Duquesne University Press, [2017]
Imprint2017.
Descriptionxii, 364 pages ; 25 cm
Note:Patristic, medieval, and early modern views of gluttony -- An anatomy of gluttony in Paradise lost -- Scatology and devilish glut in Paradise lost -- Perfect consumption, the food of the gods, and the great chain of eating -- The food of love, the paradise within, Augustinian triads, and the body resurrected -- The temperate poet and "this flying steed unrein'd."
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"Explores the philosophical significance of gluttony in Paradise Lost, arguing that a complex understanding of gluttony and of ideal, grateful, and gracious eating informs the content of Milton's writing"--Provided by publisher.
