Tender Buttons
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598183397 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stein moved to Paris in 1903 and made France her home for the remainder of her life. Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector. . Born in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Oakland, California. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis,
"Fascinating read, not for the weak" according to Carissa Johnson. Gertrude Stein is an acquired taste. In the midst of what seems to be completely meaningless strings of words, I think she is trying to say something and create art, but it comes in the form of poems and "plays" that are challenging to understand. In order to fully appreciate her, I think one needs to read her poetry out loud. This is a great compilation of her work, though, in an easy-to-search format.. John said Five Stars. good. Five Stars Amazon Customer Perfect! Quick and easy!
From Library Journal Self-published in 1914, this is one of the volumes that solidified Stein's reputation. Dividing the book into three sectionsAObjects, Food, and RoomsAStein attempts to form images using repetition and disjointed words. . As the average person will find that it makes no sense at all, Stein's exercise in automatic writing remains in the realm of the literati.Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc
Abandoning the sense of things, it's said, she attempted to capture "moments of consciousness," independent of time and memory. That may and may not be the case, but over the years, this and many similar works have been described by critics as a "feminist reworking of patriarchal language." We don't know about that, but we do like the work, just as we like Stein.. -- Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein wrote many odd and peculiar texts, and this work -- Tender Buttons -- is among the best known of them. The change of color is likely and a difference a very little difference is prepared. Stein's wonderful and peculiar approach to the language seems to focus on sounds and rhythms rather than the sense of words. Sugar is not a vegetable