LEADER 03778oam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910791424203321 005 20240109224912.0 010 $a0-231-52693-8 024 7 $a10.7312/mont15250 035 $a(CKB)2560000000051978 035 $a(EBL)908320 035 $a(OCoLC)680622111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000483268 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11320577 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483268 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10529248 035 $a(PQKB)10551052 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908320 035 $a(DE-B1597)459145 035 $a(OCoLC)979967660 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231526937 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908320 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10410236 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL818035 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000051978 100 $a20100218d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCheese, pears, peasants $ehistory and a proverb /$fMassimo Montanari, translated by Beth Archer Brombert 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 116 pages) 225 1 $aArts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-231-15251-5 311 0 $a0-231-15250-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tSeries Editor's Preface /$rSonnenfeld, Albert --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. A Proverb to Decipher --$t2. A Wedding Announcement --$t3. Peasant Fare --$t4. When Rustic Food Becomes the Fashion --$t5. A Hard Road to Ennoblement --$t6. The Ideology of Difference and Strategies of Appropriation --$t7. A High-Born Fruit --$t8. When Desire Conflicts with Health --$t9. Peasants and Knights --$t10. To Savor (To Know) / Taste (Good Taste) --$t11. How a Proverb Is Born --$t12. "Do Not Share Pears with Your Master": The Proverb as the Site of Class Conflict --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $a"Do not let the peasant know how good cheese is with pears" goes the old saying. Intrigued by these words and their portent, Massimo Montanari unravels their origin and utility. Perusing archival cookbooks, agricultural and dietary treatises, literary works, and anthologies of beloved sayings, he finds in the nobility's demanding palates and delicate stomachs a compelling recipe for social conduct.At first, cheese and its visceral, earthy pleasures were treated as the food of Polyphemus, the uncivilized man-beast. The pear, on the other hand, became the symbol of ephemeral, luxuriant pleasure-an indulgence of the social elite. Joined together, cheese and pears adopted an exclusive savoir faire, especially as the "natural phenomenon" of taste evolved into a cultural attitude. Montanari's delectable history straddles written and oral traditions, economic and social relations, and thrills in the power of mental representation. His ultimate discovery shows that the enduring proverb, so wrapped up in history, operates not only as a repository of shared wisdom but also as a rich locus of social conflict. 410 0$aArts and traditions of the table. 517 3 $aCheese, pears, & history 606 $aFood habits$xHistory 606 $aProverbs, Italian$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aFood habits$xHistory. 615 0$aProverbs, Italian$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a394.1/2 700 $aMontanari$b Massimo$f1949-$038269 701 $aBrombert$b Beth Archer$01578343 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791424203321 996 $aCheese, pears, peasants$93857659 997 $aUNINA