Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America

Informationen zum Autor By Mark McWilliams Klappentext Tracing dramatic changes in how Americans ate during the 1800s, Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America argues that novelists, along with writers of cookbooks and domestic guides, helped negotiate the meaning of these changes in ways that still shape how Americans eat today. Zusammenfassung Tracing dramatic changes in how Americans ate during the 1800s, Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America argues that novelists, along with writers of cookbooks and domestic guides, helped negotiate the meaning of these changes in ways that still shape how Americans eat today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Conflicting Tastes Chapter 1 Old Food in a New Land Chapter 2 Wholesome Food for a Wholesome People Chapter 3 Revolution in the Kitchen Chapter 4 Good Women Bake Good Biscuits Chapter 5 Dining Out in the Novel Chapter 6 Eating Nostalgia Afterword: Food and the Novel in America Notes BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

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• Authors: Mark McWilliams
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.06.2012
• EAN: 9780759120945
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-2094-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy; Altamira Studies in Food and G; Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy; Altamira Studies in Food and G
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology