Sarah Posman and Laura Luise Schultz, eds. Gertrude Stein in Europe. Reconfigurations Across Media, Disciplines, and Traditions

Abstract

Gertrude Stein in Europe focuses on Stein’s being an American “deterritorialised” body living in Europe with a double identity. As this volume shows, Stein’s oscillation between two different continents is reflected in her work and as Catharine R. Stimpson notes “[T]his doubleness shaped the flux, flow, and fragilities of her genius” (ix). As a result, Stein’s work demands both a second reading and a “double focus” (6), which is what the contributors of this collection wish to suggest. The v...