Eat, Drink, Think

What role does food play in the shaping of humanity? Is sharing a good meal with friends and family an experience of life at its best, or is food merely a burdensome necessity? David Roochnik explores these questions by discussing classical works of Greek literature and philosophy in which food and drink play an important role.

With thoughts on Homer''s The Odyssey, Euripides'' Bacchae, Plato''s...