Mama Dada is the first book to examine Gertrude Steins drama within the history of the theatrical and cinematic avant-gardes. Since the publication of Steins major writings by the Library of America in 1998; interest in her dramatic writing has escalated; particularly in American avant-garde theaters. This book addresses the growing interest in Steins theater by offering the first detailed analyses of her major plays; and by considering them within a larger history of avant-garde performance. In addition to comparing Steins plays and theories to those generated by Dadaists; Surrealists; and Futurists; this study further explores the uniqueness of Stein via these theatrical movements; including discussions of her interest in American life and drama; which argues that a significant and heretofore unrecognized relationship exists among the histories of avant-garde drama; cinema; and homosexuality. By examining and explaining the relationship among these three histories; the dramatic writings of Stein can best be understood; not only as examples of literary modernism; but also as influential dramatic works that have had a lasting effect on the American theatrical avant-
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