Reading Gertrude Stein : Body, Text, Gnosis /

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"Ruddick's interpretative study of Gertrude Stein breaks new ground in both Stein studies and poststructural theory, remaining accessible while rejecting neither indeterminate polysemy nor the thematic unity of 'idea.' ... Through valuable interpretations of the major early Stein...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruddick, Lisa Cole, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1990.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Stein, Gertrude, > 1874-1946.
Stein, Gertrude, > 1874-1946 > Criticism and interpretation.
Women and literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Femmes et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Melanctha": The Costs of Mind-Wandering
  • 2. The Making of Americans: Modernism and Patricide
  • 3. G.M.P. and Others: South to the Mother
  • 4. Tender Buttons: Woman and Gnosis
  • Conclusion: Modernism and Sacrifice
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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