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>Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American writer and thinker

wtf is a thinker?

>> No.1412415

Someone who thinks.

>> No.1412419

Joyce was born Feb 2.

>> No.1412420

Everyone who ever lived?

Also

"POTATOES.

Real potatoes cut in between.

POTATOES.

In the preparation of cheese, in the preparation of crackers, in the preparation of butter, in it.

ROAST POTATOES.

Roast potatoes for."

>writer
>thinker

>> No.1412425

>>1412420
but why would she actually be credited as a thinker
i mean isnt everybody a thinker

>> No.1412451

>>1412425

A philosopher thinks most deeply about a narrow range of topics.

A thinker thinks less deeply about a wide range of topics.

Writers, especially fiction writers, are more likely to be "thinkers" because they have to develop broad, coherent ideas about the world.

>> No.1412459

>>1412451
yeah but a thinker isnt an actual job
neither is philosopher
you dont get paid for either of those.

>> No.1412461

>>1412451
>thinks most deeply
>less deeply

Complete bullshit, it makes no sense to define thought in those terms

>> No.1412463

>>1412459

facepalm.jpg

>> No.1412467

>>1412459

but she was in such a position that her thought was actually influential on American culture. for what ever reason, her thinking has mattered, so she's credited as a thinker.

>> No.1412474

>>1412467
how was her thought influential at all
i think crediting her as a thinker is just an excuse for her bad writing skills

>> No.1412482

>>1412461

Good thing you explained how it makes no sense.

>> No.1412488

>>1412474

you realize she's one of the founding figures in Modernism, right?

also: you's trollin'

>> No.1412491

>>1412488
she had nothing to do with modernism wtf?

>> No.1412495

>>1412482
Good thing I don't have any obligation to because I don't give a shit whether a pea-brain like you believes me or not

Depth isn't a quality that applies to mental processes

>> No.1412497

>>1412495
>Depth isn't a quality that applies to mental processes
>Deep&Edgy !pSkjEcB9sQ

Quality.

>> No.1412502

>>1412497
ad hominem

>> No.1412505

>>1412502
also, my name has nothing to do with what we're talking about

>> No.1412508

>>1412497
LoL.

His foot is perpetually in his mouth.

>> No.1412512

>>1412508
>>1412497

samefag

>> No.1412516

>>1412491

Yes, she did. You would know this if you knew anything about literature and didn't just browse Wikipedia to gather enough information to 'troll' various boards.

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1412521

Gertrude Stein was never crazy.
Gertrude Stein was very lazy.

>> No.1412522

>>1412512
Nope.avi
lrn24chan, derp.
Just spotted your gaffe in passing, please continue your group wank.

>> No.1412523

>>1412512
Samefag: Since 2003, Helping Tripfags Cope With The Fact That Two Anons Just Might Agree.

>> No.1412526

>>1412522
>>1412523
synchronised samefag very impressive I bet you got your mom to do it

>> No.1412530

>>1412526
Nah bro, too busy getting your mom to do me.

>> No.1412528

>>1412516
show me one example of how gertrude stein's work influenced anything

inb4 A ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE pretentious bullshit
that stuff was around in math formulas way before gertrude stein said it

>> No.1412527

>>1412526
You really are a stupid fag. Go die.

>> No.1412532

>>1412527
>probably has his mom doing his shitflinging for his as well

>> No.1412534

Not read Lifting Belly? You don't know shit about avant-garde literature.

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>>1412530
I am the best.

>> No.1412537

>>1412532
>for his as well
u mad

>> No.1412538

>>1412537
>>1412536

>> No.1412543

>>1412528

well, off the top of my head, she coined the term "lost generation."

but seriously, go educate yourself. there's no counterargument here for us to disprove, you're just being ignorant.

read up on Gertrude Stein (like, y'know... books, not wikipedia) and see if you feel the same way.

>> No.1412544

>>1412543
coining a phrase isn't work i do it all the time with my friends irl

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>> No.1412551

>>1412544

yeah, you're just trolling.

but Gertrude Stein's pretty boss. hope this maybe piques some interest in her.

>> No.1412553

>>1412459
Being a fat aspie virgin isn't a job, you don't get paid for it
but i'm still a fat aspie virgin

>> No.1412559

>>1412551
>i ask for examples as to how gertrude stein's works have been influential
>you tell me to find the evidence myself and use your own opinions to describe her
hahaha_oh_wow.jpg

>> No.1412557

gertrude stein was a fucking terrible writer who made very superficial points at the expense of literary workmanship, and she wasn't the only one who pioneered this, about epistemology in literature

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1412566

Just going to leave this here.

>> No.1412567

>>1412559

/lit/ is not your fucking teacher, Stag.

deal w/ it

>> No.1412591

>>1412567
you dont have to tell me

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1412617

>Stagolee

no way

>> No.1412644

hi mogwai

>> No.1412658

I bet you got your name from a Nick Cave song. Sad.

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1412662

>>1412658
i did

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>>1412662

You're lying.

You clearly got your name from this Stagger Lee.

'He was black and bigger than life itself. Everyone better know the legend of Stagger Lee - or else!'

>> No.1412704

>>1412644
>>1412662
AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!??

>> No.1412714

>>1412704
playing wow

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>>1412714

>> No.1412721

>>1412474
>>1412528

You actually read anything other than the first page of Tender Buttons? Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas for instance is amazing writing. She's possibly one of the most widely influential people of the 20th century, from Hemmingway and every other writer/artist who was in Paris at the time (i.e. fucking everybody) to basically all the american avant garde film-makers and poets like Stan Brakhage. She's about as big an influence on modernism as you can find in a single figure.