ESH6090

Reading Early Modern Recipes

Level 6 (15 credits)

This module focuses on recipe books and husbandry manuals, books written for, and sometimes by, women and servants about how to run a household. We will discuss print and manuscript contexts and draw on work from a variety of fields including the history of science and book history to shed light on the ways in which knowledge - and food - is created and disseminated in the early modern period. We will also learn about the global interconnections of early modern food, such as how sugar is connected to Empire. The class will include following early modern recipes and experimenting with a range of digital tools such as mapmaking and podcasting.

Preparing for this Module and Approximate Costs

No preparation is required for this module. 

Return tube travel to Zone 1 on up to two occasions for field trips. 

 
Why take
Reading Early Modern Recipes
?

  • This module offers the opportunity to think about what the study of English literature can tell us about the genre of the recipe.
  • It provides an overview of key skills in the study of early modern literature, including book history, manuscript studies, and working with material objects.
  • It allows students to take a hands-on approach to understanding daily life in early modern Britain, particularly the lives of women and people of lower status.
Learning Context Long Seminar
Semester Two
Assessment
  1. Essay (4000 words), {100%}
Mode of reassessment Standard
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