UID:
almafu_9959870311202883
Format:
1 online resource (225 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-00-308702-7
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1-000-19020-X
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1-000-18357-2
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1-003-08702-7
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1-4742-7362-9
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1-4742-7363-7
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1-4742-7361-0
Series Statement:
Sensory Studies Series
Uniform Title:
Viaggio intorno al gusto.
Content:
"The Invention of Taste provides a detailed overview of the development of taste, from ancient times to the present. At the heart of the book is an intriguing question: why did the sensory attribute of human taste become a social metaphor and aesthetic value for judging cultural qualities of art, fashion, cuisine and other social constructions? Unique amongst the senses, taste is at once a biologically derived sense, private, personal and individual, yet also a sensibility which can be acquired, shared, and communicated. Exploring the many factors that defined the evolution of taste -- from medieval morals and medicine to social and cultural philosophy, the rise of aesthetics, birth of fashion, branding trends, and luxury worship in the age of mass consumption -- Luca Vercelloni's ambitious text provides readers with an outstanding introduction to the subject, making it the cultural history of taste. Now available for the first time in English, Taste features a new final chapter and a preface by series editor David Howes. Rich in detail and examples, this interdisciplinary work is an important read for students and researchers in sensory studies, philosophy, sociology and cultural studies, as well as gastronomy, fashion, design, and branding."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Note:
"First published 2005 by Bloomsbury Academic."
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Cover page ; Halftitle page ; series page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; CONTENTS; Preface: Accounting for Taste; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Success of a Metaphor; The Sense of Discernment; Changing Meaning of an Adage; 2 Pleasures and Morals; Notes on the Archeology of Taste; The Development of a Lay Morality; Refining Appetites and Mouthing Euphemisms; 3 The Birth of Aesthetics and the Bifurcation of Tastes; Enlightenment Tastes: Perceptions, Contradictions and Aversions; Kantian Ascetics; The Pleasures of the Senses Spurned
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4 The Arts of Happiness: A Journey Through Impure TastesGasterea: The Ventriloquist Muse; Ephemeral Frenzies: The Feminine Aesthetic; 5 The Economy of Taste in Consumer Society; Bewitching Commodities; Ease and Progress; The Gallery of Iconoclasms; Tattooed Man; The Odyssey of Appetites; The Triumph of Pleasure; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; INDEX
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Also issued in print.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-350-04801-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4742-7360-2
Language:
English
