Reading Gertrude Stein
Author | : Lisa Ruddick |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2018-08-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781501718595 |
ISBN-13 | : 1501718592 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reading Gertrude Stein written by Lisa Ruddick and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Gertrude Stein traces the evolution of the mind and art of Gertrude Stein from Three Lives through The Making of Americans to Tender Buttons. In a series of close readings, Lisa Ruddick shows how Stein, whom she regards as the first truly modern writer in English, absorbed the influence of several of the major thinkers of her day (particularly William James and Freud), and then developed unique perspectives of her own original language and culture.