{"product_id":"the-letters-of-gertrude-stein-and-virgil-thomson-composition-as-conversation-9780195386639","title":"The Letters of Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson: Composition as Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson are known as much for their formidable egos as for their contributions to twentieth-century arts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat either could collaborate intimately with anyone is surprising. Yet Stein and Thomson did work together, magnificently so, most notably on the landmark opera\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFour Saints in Three Acts \u003c\/em\u003eand the fanciful \u003cem\u003eThe Mother of Us All.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis annotated collection of correspondence reveals the spark that existed between the two American masters over the course of their sometimes rocky friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roughly 400 letters written between 1926 and 1946 record the fascinating nature of their partnership- their mutual excitement over evolving projects and their process for bringing together two often radical aesthetic sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe style of the letters is careful and forceful when the relationship is strained, but most often it is relaxed and affectionate. As a record of friendship, the letters are particularly compelling, replete with love, support, and mutual fascination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot surprisingly, the correspondence is stylistically remarkable-Stein being arguably the most innovative literary modernist and Thomson the author of crisp, insightful, irreverent music criticism, the most quoted of his century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to their artistic partnership, the letters provide a revealing glimpse into their individual careers in the realms of literature and music, as they document a web of mutual friendships and the vibrant artistic community of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe editors' notes contextualize this valuable exchange and add a layer of richness and accessibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume will interest readers, critics, and scholars in music, literature, avant-garde arts, and modern culture more generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dilworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195386639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Holbrook\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches North American literatures and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor. Her poetry books are \u003cem\u003emisled \u003c\/em\u003e(Red Deer, 1999), \u003cem\u003eGood Egg Bad Seed \u003c\/em\u003e(Nomados, 2004), and \u003cem\u003eJoy is So Exhausting\u003c\/em\u003e (Coach House, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Dilworth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Killam Fellow and University Professor in the English Department at the University of Windsor, Ontario. He has published widely on modern literature and romantic poetry. He won the British Council Prize in the Humanities for The Shape of Meaning in the Poetry of David Jones (1988). His recent poems have appeared in \u003cem\u003eSalmagundi, Rampike, Ontario Review, Windsor Review, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePoetry\u003c\/em\u003e (Chicago).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930776584307,"sku":"0195386639","price":175.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bca8806e-5d98-4c05-a0bc-747355b9a204.jpg?v=1647699512","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-letters-of-gertrude-stein-and-virgil-thomson-composition-as-conversation-9780195386639","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}