An Eden on a Plate

Authors

  • Sandra Sherman Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30133

Keywords:

Acetaria, a Discourse of Sallets, John Evelyn, gardening, horticulture, late 17th-century, nature and culture, history of ideas, millenarianism, dominance, protestantism, Eden, knowledge

Abstract

The article looks at the Evelyn's Acetaria in the context of late 17th-Century English protestant culture infused with millenarian aspirations. For Evelyn, the creation of a perfect sallet allows the artist-gardener a glimpse of Eden. 

Author Biography

  • Sandra Sherman, Independent Scholar

    The author is Professor of British Literature at the University of Arkansas and a visiting fellow at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.

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Published

2002-02-01

Issue

PPC 69 (2002)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Sherman, Sandra. 2002. “An Eden on a Plate”. Petits Propos Culinaires, February, 70-91. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30133.