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Tender Buttons: Objects by Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) lived her life as an American in Paris, as was constantly aware of the impact that perspective had on her ability to write about American (from Europe) or Europe (as an American). She was born to a German-Jewish immigrant family in Pennsylvania, but lived [...]
Posted at 11:11 pm on January 22, 2008 | 3 comments | Filed Under: American Literature | Tagged: feminism, gender, modernism, patriarchy, poetry, politics, sexuality | read on
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Selected Poems by Ezra Pound
How about a word or two on the modernist poets, first? Centre ourselves, shall we? Pound was considered the spokesman of the Modernist movement and the thrust towards experimentation, as noted by his famous phrase, “Make it New!” He demanded the use of large ideas and specific details [...]
Posted at 8:54 pm on January 22, 2008 | leave a comment | Filed Under: American Literature | Tagged: modernism, poetry | read on
