New Releases by Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein''s "GERTRUDE STEIN Premium Collection: 60+ Poems, Tales & Plays in One Volume" presents a compelling anthology that showcases her innovative literary contributions. Stein''s unique style, characterized by its experimental use of language, repetition, and nontraditional narrative structures, invites readers into a world where the boundaries of form and meaning blur. This collection encompasses her poetry, prose, and plays, illuminating her pivotal role in the avant-garde movement and her influence on Modernist literature. Each piece reflects her deep engagement with the rhythm of language, often focusing on the nuances of everyday life while challenging conventional literary expectations. Stein, an American expatriate, significantly shaped the modern literary landscape in the early 20th century, particularly in Paris where she became a central figure in the avant-garde. Her interactions with contemporaries such as Picasso and Hemingway enriched her artistic perspective, fostering a belief in breaking down linguistic traditions to explore new forms of expression. This collection is not just a product of her literary genius but also a reflection of her experiences as a woman navigating the male-dominated literary culture of her time. For readers seeking a profound literary experience, Stein''s collection is an essential read. It offers insight into her innovative approaches to language and form, making it a valuable resource for both scholars and enthusiasts of modern literature. As you delve into this comprehensive edition, prepare to challenge your perceptions of narrative and poetry through the lens of one of the 20th century''s most important literary figures. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works'' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work''s strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author''s overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection''s central themes.

In "The Making of Americans: Being a History of a Family''s Progress," Gertrude Stein embarks on an ambitious exploration of American identity through the lens of familial relationships, portraying the complexities of growth and transformation over generations. Written in her characteristic avant-garde style, the book dismantles conventional narrative structures, employing repetition, stream-of-consciousness techniques, and an emphasis on the rhythmic nuances of language. Stein''s work transcends mere storytelling, delving into the cultural and social contexts that shape the American experience, making it a unique artifact of early 20th-century modernist literature. Gertrude Stein, a prominent figure of the Parisian avant-garde and a pivotal voice in modernist literature, was deeply influenced by her own experiences as an American expatriate and a member of the avant-garde circles. Her encounters with other influential artists and writers, alongside her academic background in psychology, informed her understanding of identity and existence. This book represents her experimental approach to both narrative and identity, attempting to capture the essence of America as an evolving entity rather than a static nation. "The Making of Americans" is highly recommended for readers interested in modernist literature and the exploration of national identity. Stein''s innovative style and profound insights challenge conventional narratives, offering a unique lens through which to view the American experience. This work invites readers to ponder the intricacies of identity, family, and the continuous ''making'' of a nation. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A succinct Introduction situates the work''s timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era''s events and influences that shaped the writing. - An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author''s life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work''s messages, connecting them to modern life. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

"Gertrude Stein - Ultimate Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Essays & Memoirs" is an extensive compilation that showcases Stein''s pioneering literary style, marked by her innovative use of language and unique narrative techniques. This collection illustrates her revolutionary approach to writing, blending modernist elements with a keen focus on the rhythms of language and the emotional undercurrents of identity. Stein''s works, including her notable prose and poetry, challenge conventional forms, emphasizing repetition and clarity to delve deep into themes of existence, perception, and the nature of art itself, making her a significant figure in the literary canon of the early 20th century. Gertrude Stein was not only a prolific writer but also an influential figure in the avant-garde movement, surrounded by artists and intellectuals in Paris, including Picasso and Hemingway. Her experiences as a Jewish-American expatriate, her interest in the psychology of self, and her role in shaping modernist thought profoundly informed her writing. These elements conspired to create an oeuvre that is as intellectually stimulating as it is artistically groundbreaking, reflecting both personal and collective narratives. For readers seeking to explore the complexities of modern literature, Stein''s collection serves as an essential gateway. This compilation is not just a retrospective of her work but an invitation to engage with her limitless creativity and perception of reality. Dive into this rich resource and discover the transformative power of Stein''s literary genius. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works'' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work''s strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author''s overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection''s central themes.

Tender Buttons is a 1914 book by American writer Gertrude Stein consisting of three sections titled "Objects", "Food", and "Rooms". While the short book consists of multiple poems covering the everyday mundane, Stein''s experimental use of language renders the poems unorthodox and their subjects unfamiliar. Stein began composition of the book in 1912 with multiple short prose poems in an effort to "create a word relationship between the word and the things seen" using a "realist" perspective. She then published it in three sections as her second book in 1914

A 1909 work of fiction by American writer Gertrude Stein, split into three independent stories, all set in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint.

Tender Buttons is a 1914 book by American writer Gertrude Stein consisting of three sections titled "Objects", "Food", and "Rooms". While the short book consists of multiple poems covering the everyday mundane, Stein''s experimental use of language renders the poems unorthodox and their subjects unfamiliar.Stein began composition of the book in 1912 with multiple short prose poems in an effort to "create a word relationship between the word and the things seen" using a "realist" perspective. She then published it in three sections as her second book in 1914

Reproduction of the original: Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein

The Making of Americans is a modernist novel that traces the genealogy, history, and psychological development of members of the fictional Hersland and Dehning families. Being ostensibly a history of three generations of and everyone they knew or knew them, the novel is a philosophical and poetic meditation on identity, on what it means to be human living an everyday, mundane life. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector, best known for Three Lives, The Making of Americans and Tender Buttons. Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life. Picasso and Cubism were an important influence on Stein''s writing. Her works are compared to James Joyce''s Ulysses and to Marcel Proust''s In Search of Lost Time.

Tender Buttons is a 1914 book by American writer Gertrude Stein consisting of three sections titled "Objects", "Food", and "Rooms". While the short book consists of multiple poems covering the everyday mundane, Stein''s experimental use of language renders the poems unorthodox and their subjects unfamiliar.Stein began composition of the book in 1912 with multiple short prose poems in an effort to "create a word relationship between the word and the things seen" using a "realist" perspective. She then published it in three sections as her second book in 1914.

Fragmentary, unabashed, erotic―“Lifting Belly” is a singular lesbian love poem from modernist Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) which lays bare desire and easy intimacy—now in a beautifully packaged edition. What is it when it’s upset. It isn’t in the room. Moonlight and darkness. Sleep and not sleep. We sleep every night. What was it. I said lifting belly. You didn’t say it. I said I mean lifting belly. Don’t misunderstand me. Do you. Do you lift everybody in that way. No. You are to say No. Lifting belly. How are you. Lifting belly how are you lifting belly. We like a fire and we don’t mind if it smokes. Do you. ―From “Lifting Belly” Each palm–size book in the Counterpoints series is meant to stay with you, whether safely in your pocket or long after you turn the last page. From short stories to essays to poems, these little books celebrate our most–beloved writers, whose work encapsulates the spirit of Counterpoint Press: cutting–edge, wide–ranging, and independent.

In Three Lives are the stories of three working-class woman from Bridgepointu2060--a town loosely based on Baltimoreu2060--in the early twentieth century. Each story tells of the hopes, loves, romances and sadnesses of the women as they live their lives.Written in a unconventional style, the lives of the three women are uncovered through their layered conversations and interactions more than through detailed depictions. The book is notable for its descriptions of homosexual romance, something that at the time in the USA wasn''t accepted (indeed, Gertrude Stein moved with her partner to Paris to be able to live openly).Three Lives was Gertrude Stein''s first published book, and although the sales weren''t as expected it was generally well received by critics. It''s considered today to be among her more accessible books, and is a regular on English literature curricula.

Tender Buttons is a 1914 book by American writer Gertrude Stein consisting of three sections titled "Objects", "Food", and "Rooms"

Matched only by Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, Paris France is a "fresh and sagacious" (The New Yorker) classic of prewar France and its unforgettable literary eminences. Celebrated for her innovative literary bravura, Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) settled into a bustling Paris at the turn of the twentieth century, never again to return to her native America. While in Paris, she not only surrounded herself with—and tirelessly championed the careers of—a remarkable group of young expatriate artists but also solidified herself as "one of the most controversial figures of American letters" (New York Times). In Paris France (1940)—published here with a new introduction from Adam Gopnik—Stein unites her childhood memories of Paris with her observations about everything from art and war to love and cooking. The result is an unforgettable glimpse into a bygone era, one on the brink of revolutionary change.

In the 1950s, Yale University Press published a number of Gertrude Stein''s posthumous works, among them her incomparable "Stanzas in Meditation." Since that time, scholars have discovered that Stein''s poem exists in several versions: a manuscript that Stein wrote and two typescripts that her partner Alice B. Toklas prepared. Toklas''s work on the second typescript changed the poem when, enraged upon detecting in it references to a former lover, she not only adjusted the typescript but insisted that Stein make revisions in the original manuscript.This edition of "Stanzas in Meditation" is the first to confront the complicated story of its composition and revision. Through meticulous archival work, the editors present a reliable reading text of Stein''s original manuscript, as well as an appendix with the textual variants among the poem''s several versions. This record of Stein''s multi-layered revisions enables readers to engage more fully with the author''s radically experimental poem and also to detect the literary impact of Stein''s relationship with Toklas. The editors'' preface and poet Joan Retallack''s introduction offer insight into the complexities of reading Stein''s poetry and the innovative modes of reading that her works require and generate. Students and admirers of Stein will welcome this illuminating new contribution to Stein''s oeuvre.

The unforgettable stories of three women, told with poignancy and compassion by one of the most important writers of our century 3 Lives consists of three character studies of women; "The Good Anna"–a kind but domineering German servingwoman; "Melanctha"–an uneducated but sensitive black girl; "The Gentle Lena"–a young German maid.

Tender Buttons consists of three sections titled "Objects", "Food", and "Rooms". While the short book consists of poems covering the mundane, Stein''s experimental use of language renders the poems unorthodox and their subjects unfamiliar.

"It seemed lyrical to Miss Stein to name her character Lucy Church for the church at Lucey, [France]. This is the source of many of her names and images--they are puns from French to English. ... The result can be read simply as an account of being in the countryside, or more complexly, as an investigation into the interlocking nature of things, and into the ways that language can be used for description."--Cover.

A collection of writings by Gertrude Stein written between 1932 and her death in 1946.

First published in 1936 and long out of print, The Geographical History of America brings together prose pieces, dialogues, philosophical meditations, and playlets by one of the century''s most influential experimental writers. This short but brilliant book offers a dimension of Gertrude Stein''s thinking not available elsewhere. Here Stein sets forth her view of the human mind: what it is, how it works, and how it is different from - and more interesting than - human nature. Geographical History also elaborates on Stein''s concepts of identity, landscape, presence, and composition. Today, as literary discourse pays more attention to textuality, to voice, reader-response, and phenomenology, Stein emerges as a pioneering modernist to whom the century is slowly catching up. For those in the performing arts, Geographical History further addresses the notion of play as landscape, one of Stein''s most influential theatrical ideas, as well as such issues as dialogue, character, and dramatic structure - in a book that is itself a model of modern experimentation.

Not so much a "how-to" guide as an inspirational journey into the craft of writing by one of the 20th-century''s most influential and unconventional literary figures. New preface and introduction by Patricia Meyerowitz.

This is the first paperback edition of one of Stein''s most revealing novels. Written in 1925-26 (but not published until 1958), it is Stein''s midcareer assessment of herself, her writing, and her relationships, composed in the unique style for which she is celebrated. In place of a traditional narrative, Stein explores the nature of narrative, its possibilities, the various genres (historical novels, the novel of manners, adventure stories) available to the writer, the conventions of novel-writing, and the novelist''s relation to her materials. In a sense, the novel is about "preparing a novel" (the subject of chap. 50), about everything that goes through a writer''s head as she begins to write. Mixed in with her meditations on writing are daily events in her marriage to Alice B. Toklas, visits from friends - including such notable figures of the period as Josephine Baker, Virgil Thomson, Rene Crevel, and a number of expatriate American writers and artists - travels in and around France, memories of the past, inquiries into names and the nature of identity, and virtually anything else that occurs to her. As she writes at one point, "It can easily be remembered that a novel is everything, " so everything of interest to Stein goes into her preparations for the novel that is A Novel of Thank You.

This important collection presents Stein for the first time in her brilliant modernity. Ulla E. Dydo''s groundbreaking textual scholarship demonstrates Stein''s constant questioning of the conventions of language, writing, and reading and her stunning subversion of the authority of language. A Stein Reader changes the balance of work in print, concentrating on Stein''s experimental work and including many key works that are virtually unknown or unavailable.

This monumental collection of correspondence between Gertrude Stein and critic, novelist, and photographer Carl Van Vechten provides crucial insight into Stein''s life, art, and artistic milieu as well as Van Vechten''s support of major cultural projects, such as the Harlem Renaissance. From their first meeting in 1913, Stein and Van Vechten formed a unique and powerful relationship, and Van Vechten worked vigorously to publish and promote Stein''s work. Existing biographies of Stein—including her own autobiographical writings—omit a great deal about her experiences and thought. They lack the ordinary detail of what Stein called "daily everyday living": the immediate concerns, objects, people, and places that were the grist for her writing. These letters not only vividly represent those details but also showcase Stein and Van Vechten''s private selves as writers. Edward Burns''s extensive annotations include detailed cross-referencing of source materials.

Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). Edited with a Memoir by Samuel M. Steward. (The ''Sammy'' of this correspondence was a young American teacher of English literature.).

Everybodys Autobiography is among the very best of Gertrudes writing--[it] speaks with the true and original voice of Gertrude Stein, without apparent art or bravado. --Janet Hobhouse~In 1937, Gertrude Stein wrote a sequel to The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, but this darker and more complex work was long misunderstood and neglected. An account of her experiences as a result of writing a bestseller, Everybodys Autobiography is as funny and engaging as The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, but it is also a searing meditation on the meaning of success and identity in America. Posing as the representative American, Stein transforms her story into history--responding to the tradition of Thoreau and Henry Adams, she writes: "I used to be fond of saying that America, which was supposed to be a land of success, was a land of failure. Most of the great men in America had a long life of early failure and a long life of later failure." Everybodys Autobiography is Stein at her most accessible and her most serious, and may yet prove to be among her most popular books.