Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein oli Pablo Picasson läheinen ystävä ja tärkeä tukija. Tässä kirjassa Stein kertoo Picasson elämästä, mutta pohtii myös taiteilijan tuotannon merkitystä ja luomisvoiman lähteitä.

For more than a generation, Gertrude Stein's Paris home at 27 rue de Fleurus was the center of a glittering coterie of artists and writers, one of whom was Pablo Picasso. In this intimate and revealing memoir, Stein tells us much about the great man (and herself) and offers many insights into the life and art of the 20th century's greatest painter. Mixing biological fact with artistic and aesthetic comments, she limns a unique portrait of Picasso as a founder of Cubism, an intimate of Appollinaire, Max Jacob, Braque, Derain, and others, and a genius driven by a ceaseless quest to convey his vision of the 20th century. We learn, for example, of the importance of his native Spain in shaping Picasso's approach to art; of the influence of calligraphy and African sculpture; of his profound struggle to remain true to his own vision; of the overriding need to empty himself of the forms and ideas that welled up within him. Stein's close relationship with Picasso furnishes her with a unique vantage point in composing this perceptive and provocative reminiscence. It will delight any admirer of Picasso or Gertrude Stein; it is indispensable to an understanding of modern art.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Three Lives (1909) is a collection of novellas by Gertrude Stein. Characterized by its straightforward narrative style and disjointed prose, Three Lives proved a breakthrough for Stein, who had previously found it difficult bringing her works to publication. Each novella is set in Bridgepoint, a fictionalized version of Baltimore, where working class people of all races undergo the dignities and indignities of life in an industrialized nation. In “The Good Anna,” an immigrant housekeeper working in the home of a wealthy woman commands respect and order from all who cross her path. Caring only for her three small dogs, she does her best to forget a traumatic past. Having lost her mother in Germany at a young age, Anna moved to Bridgepoint with hope for a better future, but poor health and unlucky relationships haunt her throughout her life. “Melanctha” is the story of a young mixed-race woman who suffers from a lack of opportunity in a segregated city. Despite being honest and empathetic, she constantly finds herself betrayed and abandoned by those she trusts, and soon her pure heart and kind nature reach their limit. In “The Gentle Lana,” another German immigrant endures the banality and heartbreak of unhappily married life, raising a family and caring for a home without ever feeling fulfilled as an individual. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives is a classic work of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Geography and Plays is a generous collection of poems, stories and plays and they present Gertrude Stein's stream-of-consciousness writings. These rhythmical essays or word portraits are often considered as literature's answer to Cubism. Table of Contents: - Susie Asado - Ada - Miss Furr and Miss Skeene - A Collection - France - Americans - Italians - A Sweet Tail - The History of Belmonte - In the Grass - England - Mallorcan Stories - Scenes - The King or Something - Publishers, the Portrait Gallery, and the Manuscripts of the British Museum - Roche - Braque - Portrait of Prince B. D. - Mrs. Whitehead - Portrait of Constance Fletcher - A Poem about Walberg - Johnny Grey - A Portrait of F. B. - Sacred Emily - IIIIIIIIII - One (Van Vechten) - One (Harry Phelan Gibb) - A Curtain Raiser - Ladies Voices - What Happened - White Wines - Do Let Us Go Away - For the Country Entirely - Turkey Bones and Eating and We Liked It - Every Afternoon - Captain Walter Arnold - Please Do Not Suffer - He Said It - Counting Her Dresses - I Like It to Be a Play - Not Sightly - Bonne Annee - Mexico - A Family of Perhaps Three - Advertisements - Pink Melon Joy - If You Had Three Husbands - Work Again - Tourty or Tourtebattre - Next - Land of Nations - Accents in Alsace - The Psychology of Nations or What Are You Looking At - Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector, best known for Three Lives, The Making of Americans and Tender Buttons. Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life. Picasso and Cubism were an important influence on Stein's writing. Her works are compared to James Joyce's Ulysses and to Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.

1900-luvun alun Pariisiin sijoittuva taiteilijaelämän kuvaus, Gertrude Steinin Pariisi Ranska, on muodostunut yhdeksi kestävimmistä Euroopassa kirjoitetun amerikkalaisen kirjallisuuden klassikoista - Hemingwayn ja Scott F. Fitzgeraldin kirjojen ohella. Stein kuvaa viimeisenä Ranskan natsimiehitystä edeltäneenä päivänä julkaistussa omakohtaisessa romaanissaan vuosisadan alun Pariisia ja sen boheemia elämää. Hän pohtii aikakauden kuvataidetta ja kirjallisuutta, niiden uusimpia virtauksia yllättävistäkin näkökulmista: muun muassa pariisilaisen muodin kautta. Samalla Stein kertoo omasta lapsuudestaan ja kuvaa teoksessaan limittäin San Franciscoa ja Pariisia, Yhdysvaltoja ja Ranskaa. Hän tiivistää kahden kotimaan teeman kautta amerikkalaisen kadotetun sukupolven ydinkokemuksen: ”Kirjailijalla täytyy olla kaksi maata: se, johon hän kuuluu ja se, jossa hän todella elää.”

'You see that Anna led an arduous and troubled life… Her face was worn, her cheeks were thin, her mouth drawn and firm, and her light blue eyes were very bright. Sometimes they were full of lightning and sometimes full of humour, but they were always sharp and clear.' Under the grey, industrial skies of Bridgepoint (modelled on Baltimore), three women – Anna, Melanctha and Lena – live, work and love. Painting a powerful portrait of women trapped in drudgery, Stein's Three Lives is a ground-breaking portrayal of abuse and non-heteronormative sexuality, and is a searing indictment of the struggles of the working class in turn-of-the-century America. An astonishing work that toys with style and conventions, Three Lives stands as a monument in Modernism and experimental literature, and comes from the pen of a writer whose intelligence and understanding bleeds from every page.

Originally published in 1930 in an edition of 100 copies, Gertrude Stein’s Dix Portraits pairs her singular literary style with original lithographs by Pablo Picasso and other artists in Stein’s circle to create an exceptional artist’s book exploring written and visual portraiture. Written between 1913 and 1929, revolutionary years in art history, Dix Portraits conveys the deep human engagement between an artist and her subject. The artist’s book unites Stein’s ten portraits in prose with sketches by five artists: Pablo Picasso, Christian Bérard, Eugene Berman, Pavel Tchelitchew, and Kristians Tonny. Utilizing the interplay between word and image, Stein’s writing and the artists’ images provide nuance and depth, balancing humor and sincerity. With a new introduction by Lynne Tillman, Dix Portraits is an unforgettable artistic collaboration. The subjects represented include Pablo Picasso, Guillaume Apollinaire, Erik Satie, Pavel Tchelitchew, Virgil Thomson, Christian Bérard, Bernard Faÿ, Kristians Tonny, Georges Hugnet, and Eugene Berman. Originally printed in an edition of 100 copies with the lithography, and now widely accessible for the first time, Dix Portraits captures Stein’s legacy as a champion of artists and a pioneer of creativity.

Three Lives (1909) is a collection of novellas by Gertrude Stein. Characterized by its straightforward narrative style and disjointed prose, Three Lives proved a breakthrough for Stein, who had previously found it difficult bringing her works to publication. Each novella is set in Bridgepoint, a fictionalized version of Baltimore, where working class people of all races undergo the dignities and indignities of life in an industrialized nation. In “The Good Anna,” an immigrant housekeeper working in the home of a wealthy woman commands respect and order from all who cross her path. Caring only for her three small dogs, she does her best to forget a traumatic past. Having lost her mother in Germany at a young age, Anna moved to Bridgepoint with hope for a better future, but poor health and unlucky relationships haunt her throughout her life. “Melanctha” is the story of a young mixed-race woman who suffers from a lack of opportunity in a segregated city. Despite being honest and empathetic, she constantly finds herself betrayed and abandoned by those she trusts, and soon her pure heart and kind nature reach their limit. In “The Gentle Lana,” another German immigrant endures the banality and heartbreak of unhappily married life, raising a family and caring for a home without ever feeling fulfilled as an individual. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives is a classic work of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Lenas tyska röst när hon knackade och ropade åt familjen om morgnarna var så väckande, så lugnande och så ljuvlig som en mjuk, behaglig vindfläkt vid middagstid, sommar. Hon stod i hallen varje morgon en lång stund med sitt anspråkslösa och fördragsamma tyska tålamod och ropade åt de små att stiga upp. Gertrude Stein är närmast ikonisk för sin infly­telserika modernistiska konstsamling och litte­rära salong i Paris, där konstnärer som Picassooch författare som Hemingway och James Joyce samlades. Hon debuterade med verket Three Lives 1909. Den har beskrivits som ett litet mästerverk, och det är ur denna triptyk som Milda Lena är hämtad. Novellen ges förförsta gången ut på svenska, i översättning och med förord av Alva Dahl.

Den här asken rymmer texter av fyra banbrytande kvinnor – fyra föregångsgestalter som trotsade konventionerna och bröt ny mark, och som lämnade efter sig ett arv som – hundrafemtio år senare – fortfarande lever. De var modernister, självutnämnda genier, och de experimenterade med form och med rytm. De skrev om brännande ämnen och upprörde såväl kritiker som läsare. De punkterade den av män skapade världsbild som kväste samtidens kvinnor med krav på dygd och sedlighet. I dikter och noveller, artiklar och romaner ifrågasatte de det ojämställda äktenskapet. De mejslade fram den nya kvinnan, gav henne en kropp, en blick, ett intellekt – och en lust. Asken innehåller fyra böcker:Gertrude Stein – Milda LenaStella Kleve – PyrrhussegrarCharlotte Perkins Gilman – Den Gula tapetenEdith Södergran – Valda dikter

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was written in 1933 by Gertrude Stein in the guise of an autobiography authored by Alice B. Toklas, who was her lover. It is a fascinating insight into the art scene in Paris as the couple were friends with Paul C zanne, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. They begin the war years in England but return to France, volunteering for the American Fund for the French Wounded, driving around France, helping the wounded and homeless. After the war Gertrude has an argument with T. S. Eliot after he finds one of her writings inappropriate. They become friends with Sherwood Anderson and Ernest Hemingway. It was written to make money and was indeed a commercial success. However, it attracted criticism, especially from those who appeared in the book and didn't like the way they were depicted.

The Making of Americans, by Gertrude Stein. In one volume with page and line numbers matching the Dalkey edition. For ready reference with The Notebooks of Gertrude Stein by Leon Katz

Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Feminist Fiction. This book contains: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, The Gentle Lena by Gertrude Stein, The Fullness of Life by Edith Wharton, The Marble Child by Edith Nesbit, A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell and Bliss by Katherine Mansfield. For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection

Three Lives (1909) is a collection of novellas by Gertrude Stein. Characterized by its straightforward narrative style and disjointed prose, Three Lives proved a breakthrough for Stein, who had previously found it difficult bringing her works to publication. Each novella is set in Bridgepoint, a fictionalized version of Baltimore, where working class people of all races undergo the dignities and indignities of life in an industrialized nation. In “The Good Anna,” an immigrant housekeeper working in the home of a wealthy woman commands respect and order from all who cross her path. Caring only for her three small dogs, she does her best to forget a traumatic past. Having lost her mother in Germany at a young age, Anna moved to Bridgepoint with hope for a better future, but poor health and unlucky relationships haunt her throughout her life. “Melanctha” is the story of a young mixed-race woman who suffers from a lack of opportunity in a segregated city. Despite being honest and empathetic, she constantly finds herself betrayed and abandoned by those she trusts, and soon her pure heart and kind nature reach their limit. In “The Gentle Lana,” another German immigrant endures the banality and heartbreak of unhappily married life, raising a family and caring for a home without ever feeling fulfilled as an individual. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives is a classic work of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

NYÖVERSÄTTNINGEn ros är en ros är en ros. är en ros Rue de Fleurus 27 i Paris är en av de adresser som betytt allra mest för konsten och för litteraturen. Här bodde Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) och hennes följeslagerska Alice B. Toklas under mer än trettio års tid. Detta var platsen för Steins berömda salong, navet för det europeiska avant-gardet, hit sökte sig berömdheter som Hemingway, Picasso, Pound, Eliot, Fitzgerald och Matisse för att få råd, hjälp och stöd från Gertrude Stein, modernismens okrönta drottning, dess självklara matriark. I Alice B. Toklas självbiografi, en av den modernistiska litteraturens största klassiker, redogör Gertrude Stein, utifrån Alice B. Toklas perspektiv, för sitt märkliga och fascinerande liv. Vi möter henne i myllret på Rue de Fleurus, på resande fot runtom Europa och under det första världskrigets fasor. Hon befinner sig ständigt i litteraturens och konstens epicentrum samtidigt som hon befinner sig i dess yttersta periferi, ständigt på jakt, både efter ett erkännande och efter litteraturens sanna väsen. I ny svensk översättning av Linda Skugge.

Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American poet, novelist, art collector, and playwright who famously hosted a Paris salon frequented by the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway. Before she was a patron to "The Lost Generation" artists, Stein was an esteemed author who influenced many 20th-century writers with her innovative and experimental prose. First published in 1933, "Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein" contains three prose pieces written in the stream-of-consciousness style that Stein was famous for. A modernist classic not to be missed by fans and collectors of Stein's seminal work. Contents include: "The Work of Gertrude Stein, by Sherwood Anderson", "A Long Gay Book", "Many Many Women", and "G. M. P." Other notable works by this author include: "Three Lives" (1909), "White Wines" (1913), and "An Exercise in Analysis" (1917). Read & Co. Classics is republishing this work now in a new edition complete with an introductory essay by Sherwood Anderson.

Gertrude Stein's first published work Three Lives is divided into three different stories, each one a psychological portrait of a different women. The Good Anna describes an exacting German house servant; Melanctha explores the love affair of an African-American woman; and The Gentle Lena narrates the fate of a patient German maid. The three narratives are independent of each other, but all are set in the fictional town of Bridgepoint.

Gertrude Stein's first published work Three Lives is divided into three different stories, each one a psychological portrait of a different woman. The Good Anna describes an exacting German house servant; Melanctha explores the love affair of an African-American woman, and The Gentle Lena narrates the fate of a patient German maid. The three narratives are independent of each other, but all are set in the fictional town of Bridgepoint. The innovative style of Three Lives broke with narrative, linear, and temporal conventions and catapulted Stein to the forefront of the American Modernist movement and inspired such later novelists as Ernest Hemingway and Jack Kerouac.

Boka er ei blanding av anekdotar, essayistiske anslag, poesi og sentensar, skriven av ein forfattar som forsøkte seg i ei lang rekkje sjangrar.