Nature and Language: A Semiotic Study of Cucurbits in Literature

(Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory Book 18)

by Ralf Norrman and Jon Haarberg

This is about the most peculiar intellectual book you could stumble across. My own personal fascination with cucurbits is well documented and of course the compilation of decades of study will certainly manifest itself as a book one of these days. This whimsical yet serious treatment of cucurbits in literature is a fascinating examination of all the influence these fruits have had on mankind. There is something magical about the voluptuousness of pumpkins and something romantic about zucchini squash and authors and artists around the world have immortalized them in a myriad of ways. It will be the lucky reader who has the insight to invest in this book and you will have some fun anecdotes to inject in both botanical and cultural conversations as a result. So obscure of a work, that you would only find it here!