More than just a garnish : the central role of food in Victorian literature.

• Main Author: Muhammad Izzat Abdul Rahman.
• Other Authors: Tamara Silvia Wagner
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52219
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper will attempt to argue that a novel can be understood and analysed purely from its food scenes alone. That means analysing a novel by looking at the food scenes in isolation from everything else. Everything else will be ignored, regardless of how ‘important’ a particular scene may seem. So what constitutes a food scene in a novel? It includes mentions of food, be it by the characters talking about food or a description by the narrator. The process of food preparation and the act of ingestion are also definite inclusions. Any other associated actions with food such as the laying out of a table for example also qualify as a food scene. Basically, any and all things to do with food will be considered for analysis.