Feast and Folly: Cuisine, Intoxication, and the Poetics of the Sublime

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Exploring the intersection of French gastronomy and postmodern critique, this book delves into the rich history of French cuisine over the last two centuries. It examines the social, political, and aesthetic dimensions of culinary arts, focusing on the conditions that elevate cuisine to fine art. Allen S. Weiss investigates the conceptual frameworks and rhetorical forms that shape modern culinary imagination, while also addressing the profound psychological aspects of the sublime in relation to gastronomy.