{"product_id":"gertrude-stein-and-the-making-of-jewish-modernism-9780813068756","title":"Gertrude Stein and the Making of Jewish Modernism","description":"Challenging the assumption\u003cbr\u003ethat modernist writer Gertrude Stein seldom integrated her Jewish identity and\u003cbr\u003eheritage into her work, this book uncovers Stein's constant and varied writing\u003cbr\u003eabout Jewish topics throughout her career. Amy Feinstein argues that Judaism\u003cbr\u003ewas central to Stein's ideas about modernity, showing how Stein connects the\u003cbr\u003emodernist era to the Jewish experience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combing through Stein's scholastic writings, drafting\u003cbr\u003enotebooks, and literary works, Feinstein analyzes references to Judaism that\u003cbr\u003ehave puzzled scholars. She reveals the never-before-discussed influence of\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Arnold as well as a hidden Jewish framework in Stein's epic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Americans. \u003c\/i\u003eIn Stein's\u003cbr\u003eexperimental \"voices\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epoems, \u003cbr\u003eFeinstein identifies an explicitly Jewish vocabulary that expresses themes of\u003cbr\u003emarriage, nationalism, and Zionism. She also shows how \u003ci\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c\/i\u003e, written in Vichy France during World War II, \u003cbr\u003ecompares the experience of wartime occupation with the historic persecution of\u003cbr\u003eJews.\u003cbr\u003eAffirming\u003cbr\u003ethe importance of Jewish identity and modernist style to Gertrude Stein's\u003cbr\u003elegacy as a writer, this book radically changes the way we read and appreciate\u003cbr\u003eStein's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4871613\"\u003eAmy Feinstein\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813068756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813068754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT024050\"\u003eModern | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004020\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004290\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Feinstein\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English in the New York City public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44451679895789,"sku":"9780813068756","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0873bb8d-b57a-4ffc-95c9-7548022d7492.jpg?v=1700331061","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/gertrude-stein-and-the-making-of-jewish-modernism-9780813068756","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}