The outside thing : modernist lesbian romance /
Roche, Hannah, 1985-
The outside thing : modernist lesbian romance / Hannah Roche - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xiii, 249 pages) : illustrations - Gender and culture .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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?
"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"--
9780231547697
2018059156
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 --Criticism and interpretation.
Hall, Radclyffe--Criticism and interpretation.
Barnes, Djuna--Criticism and interpretation.
Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism.
Lesbians' writings, English--History and criticism.
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Lesbianism in literature.
Electronic Books.
PS153 / .O987 2019
The outside thing : modernist lesbian romance / Hannah Roche - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xiii, 249 pages) : illustrations - Gender and culture .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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?
"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"--
9780231547697
2018059156
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 --Criticism and interpretation.
Hall, Radclyffe--Criticism and interpretation.
Barnes, Djuna--Criticism and interpretation.
Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism.
Lesbians' writings, English--History and criticism.
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Lesbianism in literature.
Electronic Books.
PS153 / .O987 2019