Bibliograph

The rituals of dinner, the origins, evolution, eccentricities, and meaning of table manners, Margaret Visser

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The rituals of dinner, the origins, evolution, eccentricities, and meaning of table manners, Margaret Visser

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-416) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The rituals of dinner

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

22906268

Responsibility statement

Margaret Visser

Sub title

the origins, evolution, eccentricities, and meaning of table manners

Summary

Explores the history of eating rituals and table etiquette

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 1. Behaving -- The artificial cannibal -- Ritual -- Feasting and sacrifice -- 2. Learning to behave -- Bringing children up -- Inhibitions -- Aspirations -- 3. The pleasure of your company -- Company -- Hosts and guests -- Invitations -- Coming right in -- Taking our places -- 4. Dinner is served -- The first bite -- Taking note of our surroundings -- The prospect before us -- Fingers -- Chopsticks -- Knives, forks, spoons -- Sequence -- Helpings -- Carving -- The red, the white, and the gold -- Table talk -- Feeding, feasts and females -- All gone -- 5. No offence -- Pollution -- The rules and regulations of the mouth -- The proprieties of posture and demeanor -- Postscript: How rude are we?

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