This selection of Gertrude Stein's work is taken from the period between 1905 and 1936, when the iconic modernist poet was engaged in an astounding number of still-surprising literary experiments, whose innovations continue to influence all the arts. Editor Joan Retallack has chosen complete texts or selections that lend themselves to a clarified vision of Stein's oeuvre.In her brilliant introduction, Retallack provides the historical and biographical context for Stein's lifelong project of composing a "continuous present," ...
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This selection of Gertrude Stein's work is taken from the period between 1905 and 1936, when the iconic modernist poet was engaged in an astounding number of still-surprising literary experiments, whose innovations continue to influence all the arts. Editor Joan Retallack has chosen complete texts or selections that lend themselves to a clarified vision of Stein's oeuvre.In her brilliant introduction, Retallack provides the historical and biographical context for Stein's lifelong project of composing a "continuous present," an effort which parallels many of the most important technological and scientific developments of her era - from moving pictures to Einstein's revision of our understanding of space and time. Retallack also addresses persistent questions about Stein's work and the best way to read it in our contemporary moment. In suggesting a performative "reading poesis" for these works, Retallack follows Stein's dictum by arguing that to actively experience the work is to enjoy it, and to enjoy it is to understand it.
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Add this copy of Gertrude Stein: Selections to cart. $127.65, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of California Press.
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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.
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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.
