The Shakespeare Cookbook
By (Author) Andrew Dalby
By (author) Maureen Dalby
British Museum Press
British Museum Press
1st August 2012
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
European history
942.055
144
Width 175mm, Height 220mm
430g
Shakespeare's working life, from about 1590 to 1615, was not only a period of rich activity on the London stage, but also one of prolific writing and publishing about food. Shakespeare himself used food in many of his plays: from memorable banquet scenes, to the use of food and feasting as metaphor. This fascinating book explores the plays alongside contemporary recipes to offer modernday cooks a unique insight into daily life and gastronomy in Shakespeare's London.