Mimesis and Metaphor: Food Imagery in International Twentieth-Century Women's Writing.

Examines the application of food imagery among the novels, short stories and poems of several twentieth-century women especially through concretizing sensory depiction of images both literal and figurative. Purpose in using food imagery by women; Discussion on why cooking offer persuasive explanation for women to be drawn to food imagery; Origin of criticism scrutinizing how women use food references; Impact of feminism on the use of food imagery.