Gertrude Stein and the Essence of what Happens
- ISBN-10
- 0826514634
- ISBN-13
- 9780826514639
- Category
- Conversation in literature
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Author
- Dana Cairns Watson
Description
Watson traces Gertrude Stein's (1874-1946) growing fascination with the cognitive and political ramifications of conversation and how that interest influenced her writing over the course of her career.
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