Gertrude Stein and the Making of Jewish Modernism

by Amy Feinstein

Book Overview

Challenging the assumption
that modernist writer Gertrude Stein seldom integrated her Jewish identity and
heritage into her work, this book uncovers Stein's constant and varied writing
about Jewish topics throughout her career. Amy Feinstein argues that Judaism
was central to Stein's ideas about modernity, showing how Stein connects the
modernist era to the Jewish experience.

Combing through Stein's scholastic writings,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813068754
• ISBN13: 9780813068756
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"