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Reveals the writer's thoughts about the energy and mobility of the American people, the effect of modernism on literary form, the nature of history and its recording, and the inventiveness of the English language - in particular, its American variant.

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"Gertrude Stein meant [these lectures] to be provocative and playful, and most importantly, to give pleasure." - Liesl M. Olson, from the "Foreword" "Narration is a treasure waiting to be rediscovered and pirated by jolly marauders of sparkling texts." - Catharine Stimpson, New York University.

Narration Four Lectures

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    A Paperback / softback by Gertrude Stein, Thornton Wilder, Liesl M. Olson

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2010
      ISBN13: 9780226771540, 978-0226771540
      ISBN10: 0226771547

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reveals the writer's thoughts about the energy and mobility of the American people, the effect of modernism on literary form, the nature of history and its recording, and the inventiveness of the English language - in particular, its American variant.

      Trade Review
      "Gertrude Stein meant [these lectures] to be provocative and playful, and most importantly, to give pleasure." - Liesl M. Olson, from the "Foreword" "Narration is a treasure waiting to be rediscovered and pirated by jolly marauders of sparkling texts." - Catharine Stimpson, New York University.

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