Chris Coffman

GERTRUDE STEIN

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ISBN 13:
9781474438100
author:
Chris Coffman
format:
Paperback
publisher:
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
language:
English
Publication Year:
2019
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
156mm X 234mm
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Feminist,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£30.30

Description

Gertrude Stein's Transmasculinity by Chris Coffman offers a fresh perspective on the life and work of this influential American writer. This thought-provoking book reframes earlier scholarship to reveal that Stein's masculinity was not a manifestation of self-hatred, but rather an integral part of her identity. Through a close analysis of Stein's writings and other literary texts about her, Coffman argues that her transmasculinity was shaped by her relationships with women, including her partner Alice B. Toklas, and men, such as modernist figures like Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway. This book provides new insights into Stein's experimental writing and her connections to the male-dominated world of modernism. By applying transgender theory to Stein's life and work, Coffman sheds new light on a pivotal moment in literary history, revealing the complexities of Stein's identity and its significance for our understanding of 20th-century literature.

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