Cheese, pears, & history : in a proverb /

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"Do not let the peasant know how good cheese is with pears" goes the old saying. Intrigued by these words and their portent, Massimo Montanari unravels their origin and utility. Perusing archival cookbooks, agricultural and dietary treatises, literary works, and anthologies of beloved sayi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Montanari, Massimo, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Arts and traditions of the table.
Temas:
Food habits > History.
Proverbs, Italian > History and criticism.
Habitudes alimentaires > Histoire.
Proverbes italiens > Histoire et critique.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Food habits
Proverbs, Italian
Gezegdes.
Eetcultuur.
Sociale conflicten.
Italië.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Preface; Acknowledgments; One
  • A Proverb to Decipher; Two
  • A Wedding Announcement; Three
  • Peasant Fare; Four
  • When Rustic Food Becomes the Fashion; Five
  • A Hard Road to Ennoblement; Six
  • The Ideologyof Difference and Strategies of Appropriation; Seven
  • A High-Born Fruit; Eight
  • When Desire Conflicts with Health; Nine
  • Peasants and Knights; Ten
  • To Savor (To Know) / Taste (Good Taste); Eleven
  • How a Proverb Is Born; Twelve
  • "Do Not Share Pears with Your Master"; References; Index; Copyright Page.

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