Genre Peculiarities of Gertrude Stein's Early Plays
The article examines the genre peculiarities of Gertrude Stein's early plays through the lens of the genre memory. Focusing on the relations between the imagery of the mundane and the ritual imagery the paper prompts reflections on the nature of the writer's dramatic works. It examines the techniques and genre impulses involved in Gertrude Stein's sustained effort to create a modern cosmic drama demonstrating the ambivalent combination of ritual, archaic subtexts and avant-garde writing.