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Format: 1 online resource (viii, 116 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780231526937 , 0231526938

Series Statement: Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history

Uniform Title: Formaggio con le pere.

Content: "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 sayings, he finds in the nobility's demanding palates and delicate stomachs a compelling recipe for social conduct.At first, cheese and its visceral, earthy pleasures were treated as the food of Polyphemus, the uncivilized man-beast. The pear, on the other hand, became the symbol of ephemeral, luxuriant pleasure-an indulgence of the social elite. Joined together, cheese and pears adopted an exclusive savoir faire, especially as the "natural phenomenon" of taste evolved into a cultural attitude. Montanari's delectable history straddles written and oral traditions, economic and social relations, and thrills in the power of mental representation. His ultimate discovery shows that the enduring proverb, so wrapped up in history, operates not only as a repository of shared wisdom but also as a rich locus of social conflict.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Series Editor's Preface / , Acknowledgments -- , 1. A Proverb to Decipher -- , 2. A Wedding Announcement -- , 3. Peasant Fare -- , 4. When Rustic Food Becomes the Fashion -- , 5. A Hard Road to Ennoblement -- , 6. The Ideology of Difference and Strategies of Appropriation -- , 7. A High-Born Fruit -- , 8. When Desire Conflicts with Health -- , 9. Peasants and Knights -- , 10. To Savor (To Know) / Taste (Good Taste) -- , 11. How a Proverb Is Born -- , 12. "Do Not Share Pears with Your Master": The Proverb as the Site of Class Conflict -- , References -- , Index , Issued also in print. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780231152518

Additional Edition: ISBN 0231152515

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780231152501

Additional Edition: ISBN 0231152507

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/mont15250

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Format: VIII, 116 S. ; , 22 cm.

Series Statement: Arts and traditions of the table

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Subjects: Ethnology

Keywords: Ess- und Trinksitte ; Phraseologie

Author information: Montanari, Massimo 1949-

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 116 pages)

Edition: Online-Ausg.

ISBN: 0231526938 , 9780231152501 , 9780231526937

Series Statement: Arts and traditions of the table

Uniform Title: Il formaggio con le pere

Content: "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 sayings, he finds in the nobility's demanding palates and delicate stomachs a compelling recipe for social conduct. At first, cheese and its visceral, earthy pleasures were treated as the food of Polyphemus, the uncivilized man-beast. The pear, on the other hand, became the symbol of ephemeral, luxuriant pleasure-an indulgence of the social elite. Joined together, cheese and pears adopted an exclusive savoir faire, especially as the "natural phenomenon" of taste evolved into a cultural attitude. Montanari's delectable history straddles written and oral traditions, economic and social relations, and thrills in the power of mental representation. His ultimate discovery shows that the enduring proverb, so wrapped up in history, operates not only as a repository of shared wisdom but also as a rich locus of social conflict"--Publisher

Content: 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

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Montanari, Massimo, 1949- Cheese, pears, & history New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010

Language: English

URL: Volltext

Author information: Montanari, Massimo 1949-