Aguecheek’s Beef, Belch’s Hiccup, and Other Gastronomic Interjections
Literature, Culture, and Food Among the Early Moderns

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Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Texts
CHAPTER ONE-Aguecheek’s Beef, Hamlet’s Baked Meat
CHAPTER TWO-The Sensational Science
CHAPTER THREE-The Cookbook As Literature
CHAPTER FOUR-The Food of Wishes, from Cockaigne to Utopia
CHAPTER FIVE-Food of Regret CHAPTER SIX-Belch’s Hiccup
CHAPTER SEVEN-Cannibals and Missionaries
CONCLUSION-Crusoe’s Friday, Rousseau’s Émile
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
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