"This classic nineteenth-century anthology is the largest and best-known collections of Gaelic proverbs in the world. Proverbs are universally thought to encapsulate the wit and wisdom of a particular language and culture, and this collection, which was first published in 1881, …
""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 …
"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 b…