Cheese, Pears, & History in a Proverb
(Sprache: Englisch)
"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...
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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 sayings, he finds in the nobility's demanding palates and delicate stomachs a compelling recipe for social conduct.
Autoren-Porträt von Massimo Montanari
Massimo Montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the Institute of Paleography and Medieval Studies, University of Bologna. Well-known for his searching and thoroughly researched studies of culinary tradition, he has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books, including Food Is Culture; Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History; Food: A Culinary History; and Famine and Plenty: The History of Food in Europe. Beth Archer Brombert is the author of the widely acclaimed biographies, Edouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat and and Cristina: Portraits of a Princess. She has also translated extensively from French and Italian.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Massimo Montanari
- 2012, 128 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 20,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzung: Brombert, Beth A.
- Übersetzer: Beth Archer Brombert
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- ISBN-10: 0231152515
- ISBN-13: 9780231152518
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Englisch
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Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb is a fine example of the historian Massimo Montanari's studies of what food means and what purposes it can serve. -- Thea Lenarduzzi Times Literary Supplement 11/19/10
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