From Gluttony to Enlightenment: The World of Taste in Early Modern Europe

by Viktoria von Hoffman and Viktoria von Hoffmann

Book Overview

Scorned since antiquity as low and animal, the sense of taste is celebrated today as an ally of joy, a source of adventure, and an arena for pursuing sophistication. The French exalted taste as an entr (c)e to ecstasy, and revolutionized their cuisine and language to express this new way of engaging with the world. Viktoria von Hoffmann explores four kinds of early modern texts--culinary, medical, religious, and philosophical--to follow taste's ascent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252082141
• ISBN13: 9780252082146
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"