"The Outside Thing argues for the significance of literary and affective romance in shaping the work of three major modern lesbian writers: Gertrude Stein, Radclyffe Hall, and Djuna Barnes"-- Introduction: locating the lesbian writer, or "we inside...
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"The Outside Thing argues for the significance of literary and affective romance in shaping the work of three major modern lesbian writers: Gertrude Stein, Radclyffe Hall, and Djuna Barnes"-- Introduction: locating the lesbian writer, or "we inside us do not change" -- Part I: Gertrude Stein. "The outside thing" and things as they are: Gertrude Stein's lesbian romance -- "No there there:" inside the marriage plot -- Part II: Radclyffe Hall. Strange soil and novel ground: Radclyffe Hall's romance plots -- Romantic emblems and "the real thing:" writing the souline affair -- Part III: Djuna Barnes. From lesbian reading to bisexual writing: switching tracks with Djuna Barnes -- The trapeze effect: Djuna Barnes's bisexual romance -- Coda: a happy ending?