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A Description of Acquaintance: The Letters of Laura Riding and Gertrude Stein, 1927-1930 Audiobook, by Jane Malcolm Play Audiobook Sample

A Description of Acquaintance: The Letters of Laura Riding and Gertrude Stein, 1927-1930 Audiobook

A Description of Acquaintance: The Letters of Laura Riding and Gertrude Stein, 1927-1930 Audiobook, by Jane Malcolm Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Elizabeth Wiley Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798350842081

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

12

Longest Chapter Length:

55:47 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

30:39 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

43:59 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Gertrude Stein and Laura Riding enjoyed a fascinating if brief three-year friendship via correspondence between 1927 and 1930, and in A Description of Acquaintance, Logan Esdale and Jane Malcolm make the letters available to a larger audience for the first time. Riding and Stein are important figures in twentieth-century poetry and poetics and are considered progenitors of later movements such as L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. The editors contextualize their relationship and its time period with an introduction and supplementary materials, including pieces by Stein and Riding that exemplify their singular perspectives on modernism as well as their personal poetics. The book provides unique insight into Stein's and Riding's writing processes as well as the larger literary world around them, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in twentieth-century poetry.

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About Elizabeth Wiley

Elizabeth Wiley, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a seasoned actor, dialect coach, and theater professor. In addition to her growing portfolio of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in The Idea of America, Colonial Williamsburg’s virtual learning curriculum; in Paul Meier’s e-textbook Speaking Shakespeare; and modeling US-English on one of the world’s top language-learning products.