Review of Cather's Kitchens: Foodways in Literature and Life.

Authors

John P. Anders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

1988

Comments

Published in Great Plains Quarterly 1988. Copyright 1988 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska—Lincoln.

Abstract

As a cookbook, Cather's Kitchens is unexpectedly delightful. As a commentary on Cather's work, the Welsches could not have selected a more appropriate subject, as domestic art for Cather was art of the highest order. The authors expand upon Cather's domesticity by interpreting foodways as a pervasive motif in her plains fiction. For them, understanding Cather means understanding her food.