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<p>The article examines <italic>The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas</italic>, by Gertrude Stein. Filtered through the eyes of her lover, the text’s focus is on Stein’s artistic growth. Published in 1933 and written from “the happily distant perspective of the 1930s” (Benstock, 1986, p. 144), <italic>The Autobiography</italic> shows how Stein copes with the isolation and despair of her first years of expatriation in Paris. The paper argues that Stein was only able to perform in-depth acts of self-analysis once she had settled down in her troubled subjective geography.</p>
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The article examines The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein. Filtered through the eyes of her lover, the text’s focus is on Stein’s artistic growth. Published in 1933 and written from “the happily distant perspective of the 1930s” (Benstock, 1986, p. 144), The Autobiography shows how Stein copes with the isolation and despair of her first years of expatriation in Paris. The paper argues that Stein was only able to perform in-depth acts of self-analysis once she had settled down in her troubled subjective geography.

Gertrude Stein’s Experience of Expatriation and Settlement in <italic>the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas</italic>

Gender Studies

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Gertrude Stein’s Experience of Expatriation and Settlement in 

The article examines The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein. Filtered through the eyes of her lover, the text’s focus is on Stein’s artistic...

Gertrude Stein’s Experience of Expatriation and Settlement in the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

Publié en ligne: 21 déc. 2022

Pages: 98 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2023-0007

Mots clés
Gertrude Stein, transnationalism, transnational identity, expatriation, autobiography

© 2022 Gabriela Tucan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Gertrude Stein’s Experience of Expatriation and Settlement in the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

Publié en ligne: 21 déc. 2022

Pages: 98 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2023-0007

Mots clésGertrude Stein, transnationalism, transnational identity, expatriation, autobiography

© 2022 Gabriela Tucan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Gertrude Stein, transnationalism, transnational identity, expatriation, autobiography