E. E. Cummings vs. Gertrude Stein
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
E. E. Cummings
1894 – 1962
Literature
United States
Surrealism
Edward Estlin Cummings, commonly known as e e cummings or E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright.
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"A distinct throat. Which breathes. A head: small, smaller than a flower. With eyes and with lips. Lips more slender than light; a smile how carefully and slowly…"
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Gertrude Stein
1874 – 1946
Literature
United States
Modernism
Gertrude Stein was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, and art collector famed for her modernist writings and her Paris salon.
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"You look ridiculous if you danceYou look ridiculous if you don't danceSo you might as welldance."
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Connections
Gertrude Stein was influenced by E. E. Cummings
Shared era: 1894 – 1946
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