Vegetarianism and Veganism in Literature from the Ancients to the Twenty-First Century

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Vegetarianism and Veganism in Literature from the Ancients to the Twenty-First Century is written by Theophilus Savvas and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1009287281 (ISBN 10) and 9781009287289 (ISBN 13).

Vegetarianism and Veganism in Literature from the Ancients to the Twenty-First Century re-assesses both canonical and less well-known literary texts to illuminate how vegetarianism and veganism can be understood as literary phenomena, as well as dietary and cultural practices. It offers a broad historical span ranging from ancient thinkers and writers, such as Pythagoras and Ovid, to contemporary novelists, including Ruth L. Ozeki and Jonathan Franzen. The expansive historical scope is complemented by a cross-cultural focus which emphasises that the philosophy behind these diets has developed through a dialogic relationship between east and west. The book demonstrates, also, the way in which carnivorism has functioned as an ideology, one which has underpinned actions harmful to both human and non-human animals.