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JOYCE OF COOKING Hardcover – January 1, 2010

by Alison Armstrong (Author)

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252 pages
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Station Hill Press
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January 1, 2010
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6.29 x 1.04 x 9.32 inches
ISBN-10

0930794850
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978-0930794859
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A nice sidebar to the vast literature devoted to James Joyce. Armstrong, noting that the novels are full of food, has collected traditional Irish recipes and given them titles and epigraphs based on the words of the master, most often from Ulysses I Beg Your Parsnips, Do Ptake Some Ptarmigan, Poached Eyes on Ghost. Recipes seldom partake of these flights of fancy but are straightforward dishes of a kind ordinary Dubliners like Leopold and Molly Bloom would have eaten in 1904. A jeu d'esprit that Joyceans will enjoy. RD
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About the Author

Alison Armstrong is the author of numerous articles and reviews of literature and art, a founding editor (1979) of James Joyce Broadsheet (UK), and contributing editor (since 1982) to Irish Literary Supplement (USA). Her two books are: The Herne’s Egg: The Manuscript Materials (Cornell Univ. Press, 1992) and The Joyce of Cooking: Food & Drink of James Joyce’s Dublin(Station Hill Press, 1986). She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (NYU), an M.Litt. (Oxford Univ., UK), and an M.A. in English (Ohio State Univ.) and currently teaches at The New School and at School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Product details

Publisher : Station Hill Press; First Edition (January 1, 2010)
Language : English
Hardcover : 252 pages
ISBN-10 : 0930794850
ISBN-13 : 978-0930794859
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 6.29 x 1.04 x 9.32 inches

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stamper 82

Fun read with excellent techniques!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016

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Very unique and interesting cook book. Some great techniques are included. I learned some "new to me" ways of preparing foods. The book is what it says it is. It is a book of Irish recipes ,primarily from Dublin and from the time of the famous author James Joyce. If you like unique recipes, especially Irish recipes, this a great book for you! If you like "run of the mill", ordinary recipes, it is not.

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Loves Books and Music

A wonderful cookery book and not a political manifesto

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2007

This is a lovely book and personally I truly enjoy any such cookery book with a literary twist. Why on earth must some people feel duty bound to make political statements at the drop of the proverbial hat? Get off your soap box. This is a cookbook for lord sake and I'm fairly sure that Mr. Joyce did eat from time to time and benefited from it. Personally, I thought the idea was to learn more of traditional Irish fare whilst also getting a taste of James Joyce's works. Therefore, if this publication should inspire one to read more Joyce, then are we not all the better for having purchased the cookbook in the first place?

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Kathabela

my favorite cookbook

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2008

For a lover of literature and food, for a lover of Joyce, and for lovers in general, this book will delight... it is the most unusual, pleasurable cookbook I use, and there is none that rivals its title (except one)? It deserves to be set right next to the more well known "Joy..." on any kitchen shelf. It's an amazing gift for literary friends, and I have found that most people don't know about it. Every recipe is accompanied by a quote from Joyce where the food is mentioned in one of his novels or short stories. My copy has lovely kitchen stains all through it--as I have made so many things many times. My favorite is the delicious "Molly's Seed Cake" the ultimate psychological and culinary dessert. The recipes were lovingly researched, interviewing all over Ireland, and the author loves the work of James Joyce. A treasure. Every time I make anything in this book I have to get it out and pass it around the table. Truly a Joy(ce)!

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Acep Hale

Hate to be a bummer

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2008

But this book doesn't work on either level. As a cookbook the recipes are only half there, sometimes woefully flawed. You can tell this within the second recipe for marzipan violets, the ratios are off and the directions are horribly inadequate. Also, as a reviewer below noted, most of these recipes have quotes tacked on that seem arbitrary at best. I gave it two stars because it's fun to flip through, and for some people it's probably used like a coffe table book of abstract art, there to impress others as a signpost of taste. For the rest of us, save your money for other books and find the recipes elsewhere.

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M. M. Joyce

The Irish Cooks

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019

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Have purchased several copies to give as gifts, as well as one for myself. Not being an expert on Irish cuisine but a lover of Joyce and his Ireland, I love this cookbook. The recipes sound easy and interesting, and the recipients who got a copy as a gift like the books, as well. Is a nice touch to include the references to JJ, considered the greatest of writers.

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