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.
| ISBN: | 9780801423642 |
| Publication date: | 29th May 1990 |
| Author: | Lisa Cole Ruddick |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 270 pages |
| Series: | Reading Women Writing |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Gender studies: women and girls Biography: writers Literature: history and criticism |
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.
Reading Gertrude Stein features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: writers, Literature: history and criticism
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Reading Gertrude Stein was written by Lisa Cole Ruddick and published by Cornell University Press
Reading Gertrude Stein has 270 pages
Yes it is part of Reading Women Writing series