Beschreibung:
"This collection, a retrospective exhibit of the work of a woman who created a unique place for herself in the world of letters, contains a sample of practically every period and every manner in Gertrude Stein's career. It includes The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in its entirety; selected passages from The Making of Americans; "Melanctha"from Three Lives; portraits of the painters Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso; Tender Buttons; the opera Four Saints in Three Acts; and poem, plays, lectures, articles, sketches, and a generous portion of her famous book on the Occupation of France, Wars I Have Seen.
A Message from Gertrude SteinGeneral Introduction by F. W. DupeeA Stein Song by Carl van VechtenThe Autobiography of Alice B. ToklasThe Gradual Making of The Making of AmericansThe Making of Americans (Selected Passages)Three Portraits of Painters: Cezanne Matisse PicassoMelanctha: Each One as She MayTender ButtonsComposition as ExplanationPortrait of Mabel Dodge at Villa CuroniaHave They Attacked Mary. He Giggled (A Political Caricature)As a Wife Has a Cow: A Love StoryTwo Poems: Susie Asado PreciosillaTwo Plays: Ladies' Voices What HappenedMiss Furr and Miss SkeeneA Sweet Tail (Gypsies)Four Saints in Three ActsThe Winner Loses: A Picture of Occupied FranceThe Coming of the Americans (from Wars I Have Seen)