Bird's review
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
by James Davidson
Bird's review
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by James Davidson
Bird's review
rating:
Wow, this kid knows from Greek, I tell ya. Not a read for someone just beginning to explore the ancient Greek civilization, this is a book for someone well versed in the culture because the author writes to that audience. But if you have a couple of books or continuing ed course down already, give it a shot. Just be warned that he likes to write in omegas and taus and stuff. If you can get through the first chapter on Greek attitudes towards food, especially bread, and gluttony without tossing this out a window, you are in for a real treat. The book brings a strange, foreign people to life. And somehow gives me hope for democracy.
