Le cru et le cuit
About this book
The Raw and the Cooked (1964) is the first volume from Mythologiques, a structural study of Amerindian mythology written by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. It was originally published in French as .The English translation of the title Le Cru et le Cuit is not incorrect, but it is perhaps incomplete. "Cuit" in French does not necessarily mean "cooked", but is also used to denote "done" or "prepared", which is not necessarily obtained by cooking. In this case, Strauss use of cuit implies what culture and society do to the raw and make it done or cooked. Although the book is part of a larger volume, Lévi-Strauss writes that it may be appreciated on its own merits, stating that he does not consider this first volume a beginning "since it would have developed along similar lines if it had had a different starting point".Maquet, Jacques. Rev. of The Raw and the Cooked: Introduction to a Science of Mythology. Vol. 1, by Claude Lévi-Strauss. Technology and Culture 11.4 (1970): 613-15.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 1 readers · 387 pages · ≈ 7 h 10 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Le cru et le cuit?
About ≈ 7 h 10 m — 387 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Le cru et le cuit?
387 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Le cru et le cuit?
It sits on the Religion, Mythology shelves.
Is Le cru et le cuit in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Le cru et le cuit?
Claude Lévi-Strauss.