Approaches to Teaching the Works of Gertrude Stein (eBook)

Logan Esdale, Deborah M. Mix (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
258 Seiten
The Modern Language Association of America (Verlag)
978-1-60329-345-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A trailblazing modernist, Gertrude Stein studied psychology at Radcliffe with William James and went on to train as a medical doctor before coming out as a lesbian and moving to Paris, where she collected contemporary art and wrote poetry, novels, and libretti. Known as a writer's writer, she has influenced every generation of American writers since her death in 1946 and remains avant-garde.Part 1 of this volume, "e;Materials,"e; provides information and resources that will help teachers and students begin and pursue their study of Stein. The essays of part 2, "e;Approaches,"e; introduce major topics to be covered in the classroom--race, gender, feminism, sexuality, narrative form, identity, and Stein's experimentation with genre--in a wide range of contexts, including literary analysis, art history, first-year composition, and cultural studies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 1-60329-345-0 / 1603293450
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60329-345-7 / 9781603293457