From Gluttony to Enlightenment by Viktoria Von Hoffmann PAPERBACK 9780252082146

From Gluttony to Enlightenment\nby Viktoria Von Hoffmann\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Viktoria Von Hoffmann\nTitle: From Gluttony to Enlightenment\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Social and cultural anthropology\nPublisher: MO - University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252082146\nISBN-10: 0252082141\nRRP: \u00A321.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nScorned 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\u00E9e 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 philosop.