Food and Women in Italian Literature, Culture and Society —— Eve's Sinful Bite

----- 意大利文学、文化和社会中的食物与女人：夏娃的罪恶之咬

ISBN: 9781350137783 出版年：2020 页码：289 Dr Claudia Bernardi Dr Francesca Calamita Daniele De Feo Bloomsbury Publishing

This book explores how women's relationship with food has been represented in Italian literature, cinema, scientific writings and other forms of cultural expression from the 19th century to the present. Italian women have often been portrayed cooking and serving meals to others, while denying themselves the pleasure of the table. The collection presents a comprehensive understanding of the symbolic meanings associated with food and of the way these intersect with Italian women's socio-cultural history and the feminist movement. From case studies on Sophia Loren and Elena Ferrante, to analyses of cookbooks by Italian chefs, each chapter examines the unique contribution Italian culture has made to perceiving and portraying women in a specific relation to food, addressing issues of gender, identity and politics of the body.