Gertrude Stein - Selections (Paperback)

"One of the best introductions to Gertrude Stein's work I've ever read. Joan Retallack's research is thorough and impressive, and she has done an outstanding job of assembling a valuable and interesting collection of Stein's writings."--Hank Lazer, author of "Lyric & Spirit"
"This exquisitely edited volume of Gertrude Stein's writings is far more informative than the usual 'selected works.' Out of the immense opus that Stein produced over a long and prolific career, Joan Retallack has chosen telling pieces, so as to show both the extraordinary thematic, generic, and stylistic variety, and the coherence of her life's work. Meanwhile, Retallack's delightful and informative introduction can stand on its own as a luminous contribution to our understanding of Gertrude Stein's work and her place in literary history. The fascinating documents that end the book can be regarded as the sweet at the end of a fully satisfying and memorable experience. This is an essential book for both new and long-term discoverers of the wonder of Gertrude Stein's writings."--Lyn Hejinian, author of "The Language of Inquiry"
"Retallack's illuminating introduction is a vital contribution to our knowledge of Stein, revelatory of such issues as racism while viewing Stein's presence on the page and in the ear as performative play that creates a sensual apprehension of a new time (a perception of the activity of happiness). The selections and introduction demonstrate how Stein changed reading and perceiving."--Leslie Scalapino, author of "It's go in horizontal"

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Poets for the Millennium, 6
Release date:	February 2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	Gertrude Stein
Editors:	Joan Retallack
Introduction by:	Joan Retallack
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-24806-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-520-24806-6
Barcode:	9780520248069

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