"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 ...
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"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"
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Add this copy of Gertrude Stein: Selections to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by Munster & Company rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Corvallis, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of California Press.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. VII, 347 pp. 21.5 x 15 cm. Sand colored cloth covered boards with red titling to spine. Small bump to head of spine, with light bumps to upper corners of boards. Bump to fore edge of text block, resulting in some mild creasing to the edge of about 20 pages. Interior clean and unmarked. Binding firm. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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New. Dust Jacket Included. Berkeley: University of California Press (2008). First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/issued without jacket. A pristine unread copy (without marks or bruises or smells or any other defect). Purchased new and never opened. NOTE: Slight softness to two corners. Joan Retallack, editor.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
