Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
This month, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism celebrates the 147th birthday of Gertrude Stein. Stein was a modernist writer, notable for the extremity of her stylistic innovations. It was not until the latter decades of the twentieth century, with the rise of a number of related intellectual and artistic that Stein began to be taken seriously. In the twenty-first century, while her writing still raises controversy, it is prominent in the modernist canon. Learn more through the selection of free articles below.
Updates to the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism - October 2020
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism is updated on a bi annual basis. The latest update adds 10 new articles to Visual Arts and Literature subject areas.
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View the full list of articles included in our October update:
Visual Arts
National Union of Plastic Artists (UNAP) | Alexandra Cubbon
af Klint, Hilma (1862 – 1944) | Julia Carita & Roger Rothman
Literature
Montague, Charles Edward (1867-1928) | Andrew Frayn
De Casseres, Benjamin (1873-1945) | Matthew Stratton
Segalen, Victor (1878-1919) | Christopher Bush
Literature cont.
Claudel, Paul (1868-1955) | Christopher Bush
Die Aktion | Douglas Brent McBride
Fairburn, A.R.D. (Arthur Rex Dugard) (1904 – 1957) | Molly Hall
Hope, Christopher (David) Tully (1944 – ) | Molly Hall
Jacobson, Dan (1929 – 2014) | Molly Hall