Rezension zu "Jane Austen and Food" von Maggie Lane
Great analysis suffering from too much academic talk
JeryAn in-depth analysis of everything food-related in Austen's novels, written in the style of (and probably being) an academic paper which makes for long, elaborate and more often than not boring reading. The Kindle version comes without pictures which would've been a nice addition.
I enjoyed the lecture about food and it's societal meaning in Austen's time, but didn't enjoy to get an interpretation of even the slightest hint reagarding food and eating in Austen's novels.
For me it was too much analysis of Austen's writing and too little historical information, but then, readers who want to understand every food-related phrase in everything Austen wrote, including her letters and unfinished work, will enjoy this book very much.