Irresistible dictation : Gertrude Stein and the correlations of writing and science / Steven Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Steven, 1959-

Series:

Writing science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946--Knowledge and learning--Science.

Stein, Gertrude.

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.

Literature and science--United States--History--20th century.

Literature and science.

United States.

History.

Science in literature.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2001]

Summary:

Before Gertrude Stein became the twentieth century' s preeminent experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research at Harvard' s psychological laboratory and the Johns Hopkins Medical School. This book shows how her extensive scientific training continued to exert a profound influence on the development of her extraordinary literary practices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-429) and index.

ISBN:

0804733287

OCLC:

45137549