From Scholar to Dollar

Material Information

Title:
From Scholar to Dollar Food, Culture, and Society in England and France in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Statement of Responsibility:
by Jonathan Trudeau
Creator:
Trudeau, Jonathan
Place of Publication:
[Sarasota, Fla.]
Publisher:
New College of Florida
Creation Date:
2007
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
Book

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Degree:
Bachelor's ( B.A.)
Degree Grantor:
New College of Florida
Degree Divisions:
Social Sciences
Area of Concentration:
Social Sciences
Faculty Sponsor:
Benes, Carrie

Notes

Abstract:
This thesis explores the relationship between food and scholarship in commercial spaces from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. In England and France, middle-class scholars adopted the aristocratic values of novelty, conviviality, and delicacy, and adapted them to public spaces in the city. The people, their conversations, and their physical spaces illustrate the shift from aristocratic patronage to market culture. The seventeenth-century English coffeehouse, and the eighteenth-century French salon and restaurant, all fit this pattern to differing degrees. While exhibiting the above pattern, the eighteenth-century French restaurant transformed food-enabled scholarship into food scholarship. Though the importance of food scholarship has become marginalized in modern society, in the eighteenth century, people could actually be defined by what they ate.
Thesis:
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2007
Electronic Access:
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Source of Description:
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
Local:
Faculty Sponsor: Benes, Carrie

Record Information

Source Institution:
New College of Florida
Holding Location:
New College of Florida
Rights Management:
Applicable rights reserved.
Classification:
local - S.T. 2007 T8
System ID:
NCFE003859:00001