The Miserable, Mythical, Magical Marmiton
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11966403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael D Garval (0000-0002-0256-9087, North Carolina State University [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 72-94 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0315-7997 • E-ISSN: 1939-2419 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/hrrh.2018.440306 |
| OpenAlex | W2936731712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Revealing paradoxes abounded in early Third Republic French representations of the marmiton, or culinary apprentice. Investigative reportage and reformist discourse exposed apprentices’ miserable existence while still depicting these young fellows as playful and carefree. Conversely, popular marmiton mythology, particularly in children’s literature, idealized culinary apprenticeship, amid glimpses of harsh living and working conditions, while also highlighting admittedly rare opportunities for ambitious apprentices to achieve substantial public success. Max Jacob’s children’s book Histoire du Roi Kaboul Ier et du Marmiton Gauwain provides an emblematic example with its parodic fairy-tale rendering of celebrity chef Auguste Escoffier’s extraordinary triumphs. Ultimately, while enchanting, the rosy popular vision of the magical marmiton obfuscated exploitative child labor practices underpinning the whole culinary enterprise in this supposed golden age of French gastronomy
Aesthetics · Apprenticeship · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Gastronomy · Literature · Mythology · Sociology · Underpinning · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Engineering · French Literature and Critical Theory · History · Literature and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |