Prose, Francine, 1947-
Gluttony : The seven deadly sins / Francine Prose. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003. - x, 108 p., [16] p. of plates (some col.) ; 18 cm.
Originally published: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Is Gluttony a Sin? -- Chapter 2. The Wages of Sin -- Chapter 3. The Real Wages of Sin -- Chapter 4. Great Moments in Gluttony.
"Here, novelist and critic Francine Prose serves up a marvelous banquet of witty and engaging observations on the most delicious of deadly sins. Prose traces how our negative notions of gluttony have evolved along with our ideas about salvation and damnation, health and illness, life and death. At the same time, Prose reminds us that it is also an affirmation of pleasure and passion. "The broad, shiny face of the glutton," Prose writes, "has been and continues to be the mirror in which we see ourselves, our hopes and fears, our darkest dreams and deepest desires." Never have we delved more deeply into this mirror than in this insightful and stimulating book. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
0195156994
2003042045
GBA693910 bnb
013595634 Uk
Gluttony--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Gluttony.
BV4627.G5 / P76 2006
178 / PRG
Gluttony : The seven deadly sins / Francine Prose. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003. - x, 108 p., [16] p. of plates (some col.) ; 18 cm.
Originally published: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Is Gluttony a Sin? -- Chapter 2. The Wages of Sin -- Chapter 3. The Real Wages of Sin -- Chapter 4. Great Moments in Gluttony.
"Here, novelist and critic Francine Prose serves up a marvelous banquet of witty and engaging observations on the most delicious of deadly sins. Prose traces how our negative notions of gluttony have evolved along with our ideas about salvation and damnation, health and illness, life and death. At the same time, Prose reminds us that it is also an affirmation of pleasure and passion. "The broad, shiny face of the glutton," Prose writes, "has been and continues to be the mirror in which we see ourselves, our hopes and fears, our darkest dreams and deepest desires." Never have we delved more deeply into this mirror than in this insightful and stimulating book. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
0195156994
2003042045
GBA693910 bnb
013595634 Uk
Gluttony--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Gluttony.
BV4627.G5 / P76 2006
178 / PRG