The seven deadly sins Prose, Francine 1947- creator New York Public Library text bibliography enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2003 monographic eng

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x, 108 p., [16] p. of plates (some col.) ; 18 cm. "Here, novelist and critic Francine Prose serves up a marvelous banquet of witty and engaging observations on the most delicious of deadly sins. Prose traces how our negative notions of gluttony have evolved along with our ideas about salvation and damnation, health and illness, life and death. At the same time, Prose reminds us that it is also an affirmation of pleasure and passion. "The broad, shiny face of the glutton," Prose writes, "has been and continues to be the mirror in which we see ourselves, our hopes and fears, our darkest dreams and deepest desires." Never have we delved more deeply into this mirror than in this insightful and stimulating book. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET. Chapter 1. Is Gluttony a Sin? -- Chapter 2. The Wages of Sin -- Chapter 3. The Real Wages of Sin -- Chapter 4. Great Moments in Gluttony. Francine Prose. Originally published: 2003. Includes bibliographical references and index. Gluttony Religious aspects Christianity Gluttony BV4627.G5 P76 2006 178 PRG 0195156994 2003042045 UKM 030110 20170525144717.0 13053648 eng