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Author:

Roche, Hannah, 1985- author.

Title:

The outside thing : modernist lesbian romance / Hannah Roche.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xiii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Stein, Gertrude,--1874-1946--Criticism and interpretation.
Hall, Radclyffe--Criticism and interpretation.
Barnes, Djuna--Criticism and interpretation.
Barnes, Djuna.
Hall, Radclyffe.
Stein, Gertrude,--1874-1946.
Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism.
Lesbians' writings, English--History and criticism.
Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.
Lesbianism in literature.
Lesbianism in literature.
Lesbians' writings, American.
Lesbians' writings, English.
Literature, Modern.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: locating the lesbian writer, or "we inside us do not change" -- Part I: Gertrude Stein. "The outside thing" and things as they are: Gertrude Stein's lesbian romance -- "No there there:" inside the marriage plot -- Part II: Radclyffe Hall. Strange soil and novel ground: Radclyffe Hall's romance plots -- Romantic emblems and "the real thing:" writing the souline affair -- Part III: Djuna Barnes. From lesbian reading to bisexual writing: switching tracks with Djuna Barnes -- The trapeze effect: Djuna Barnes's bisexual romance -- Coda: a happy ending?

Summary:

"The Outside Thing argues for the significance of literary and affective romance in shaping the work of three major modern lesbian writers: Gertrude Stein, Radclyffe Hall, and Djuna Barnes"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Gender and culture

ISBN:

0231188161
9780231188166

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1065956732

LCCN:

2018048954

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)