A Gertrude Stein companion : content with the example
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A Gertrude Stein companion : content with the example
Greenwood Press, 1988
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Bibliography: p. 337-349
Includes index
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Description
Kellner offers a group of essays on Stein by some recent authorities, such as Marianne DeKoven, Ulla Dydo, Majorie Perloff. A section of writings about Stein includes poems by Mina Loy, Vassar Miller, and others. The most valuable section is the 156-page biographical dictionary, a bio-sketch listing most, if not all, of the people mentioned in Stein's writings, including published letters; it is a godsend to initiates needing landmarks and to aficionados wanting quick review for accuracy of reference. A collection, `Gertrude Stein's ABC,' forms a handy encapsulated survey of her pronouncements from a wide range of her writings. . . . No book on the market is even remotely like it. It stands alone in its simplicity, range, and helpfulness. Choice
Gertrude Stein's rejection of literary conventions and formal genre poses formidable challenges for even the most committed of readers. Although some two dozen full-length critical studies have been published in the forty years since her death, much of her work remains impenetrable to the reading public as well as to many scholars. With this comprehensive literary guide, Kellner brings together a wide variety of source materials and selected original essays to assist students, researchers, and other readers in interpreting and appreciating the career and writings of this important twentieth-century literary figure.
In his introduction, Kellner provides an overview of Stein's work and some illuminating insights concerning her methods and themes. The first part of the book is a descriptive alphabetical catalog of Stein's published writings. Part II begins with essays by several Stein scholars, who examine the writer's place in literary tradition, her process of composition, and the various styles she employed. This section concludes with a selection of poems inspired by the writer's work. Part III is a biographical dictionary of Stein's friends, enemies, and other associates. Part IV, entitled Gertrude Stein's ABC, catalogs her opinions and observations on a wide range of subjects. An annotated bibliography of Stein criticism, a list of works cited, and tn index are included. This detailed literary guide helps to make Stein's unique creative vision accessible to general readers and offers the student many exciting new avenues for exploration and research.
Table of Contents
Introduction: How to Read Gertrude Stein by Bruce Kellner Ex Libris: The Published Writings of Gertrude Stein by Bruce Kellner Compositions as Explanations Half In and Half Out of Doors: Gertrude Stein and Literary Tradition by Marianne DeKoven Reading the Hand Writing: The Manuscripts of Gertrude Stein by Ulla Dydo Six Stein Styles in Search of a Reader by Marjorie Perloff Hommage a Gertrude Stein by Shirley B. Anders Ode: Walking in Snow by T. Henry Smith Gertrude Stein by Mina Loy A Letter to Gertrude Stein by Lindley Williams Hubbell Appeal to Gertrude by Melville Cane Epitaph Or as Gertrude Stein Says by Vassar Miller Friends and Enemies: A Biographical Directory by Bruce Kellner, Priscilla Oppenheimer, Paul Padgette, and Margaret Woodbridge Gertrude Stein's ABC An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Criticism Works Consulted and Cited Bibliography Index
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