A history of having a great many times not continued to be friends
Subtitle: the correspondence between Mabel Dodge and Gertrude Stein, 1911-1934
By: Patricia R. Everett.
Contributors: Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.; Everett, Patricia R.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 1879-1962 -- Correspondence; Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 -- Correspondence; Intellectuals -- United States -- Correspondence; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence; United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Sources
Description: Mabel Dodge first met Gertrude Stein in Paris in 1911 and quickly became an avid promoter of her new style of writing. A charged and intense friendship developed between them. In 1912, Stein wrote "Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia," and in 1913, at the time of the Armory Show, Dodge wrote an article that introduced Gertrude Stein to America.

The dialogue between these two early and influential supporters of modernism communicates vibrantly about new trends in the arts and about personalities of the period.

Presented here is the complete correspondence between Dodge and Stein: 105 letters from Dodge to Stein and 30 from Stein to Dodge. With her connective narrative, Patricia Everett re-creates the rise and fall of a remarkable association between two of the century's extraordinary literary figures, their emotional and practical dependence on each other, and the unique ambiance in each of their salons.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-292) and index.