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Reading Gertrude Stein: Worldwide Changes in Employment Systems by Lisa Ruddick

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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. ...
Publication Date
1991-07-23
Pages
288
ISBN
9780801499579

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801499577
ISBN-13
9780801499579
eBay Product ID (ePID)
572434

Product Key Features

Book Title
Reading Gertrude Stein : Body, Text, Gnosis
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Topic
Women Authors, American / General, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Lisa Ruddick
Book Series
Reading Women Writing Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-046133
Reviews
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 texts ('Melanctha,' The Making of Americans , G.M.P. , and Tender Buttons ), Ruddick details the 'serial acts of self-definition' of the modernist self in relation to William James, Freud, and the Bible.... Ruddick is authoritative in dealing with Stein's work, feminist theory, and the cultural phenomenon of modernism., "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 texts ('Melanctha,' The Making of Americans, G.M.P., and Tender Buttons), Ruddick details the 'serial acts of self-definition' of the modernist self in relation to William James, Freud, and the Bible. . . . Ruddick is authoritative in dealing with Stein's work, feminist theory, and the cultural phenomenon of modernism."--Choice
Dewey Edition
20
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
818/.5209
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Reading Gertrude Stein traces the evolution of the mind and art of Gertrude Stein from Three Lives through The Making of Americans to Tender Buttons . In a series of close readings, Lisa Ruddick shows how Stein, whom she regards as the first truly modern writer in English, absorbed the influence of several of the major thinkers of her day (particularly William James and Freud), and then developed unique perspectives of her own original language and culture., Reading Gertrude Stein traces the evolution of the mind and art of Gertrude Stein from Three Lives through The Making of Americans to Tender Buttons ., "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 texts ('Melanctha, ' The Making of Americans, G.M.P., and Tender Buttons), Ruddick details the 'serial acts of self-definition' of the modernist self in relation to William James, Freud, and the Bible.... Ruddick is authoritative in dealing with Stein's work, feminist theory, and the cultural phenomenon of modernism."--Choice
LC Classification Number
PS3537.T323Z8213

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