“Bottom Nature”: Embodying History in Gertrude Stein’s The Making of Americans

Author

Yasmin Tehrani, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-2-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Dr. Nico Israel

Second Advisor

Dr. Amy Moorman Robbins

Academic Program Adviser

Dr. Janet Neary

Abstract

This paper attempts to connect Gertrude Stein’s conception of being in The Making of Americans with her vision of the production of history. This paper then concludes that for Stein, historical subjects themselves, both individually and collectively, and the imbued qualities in their being, shape history.

Recommended Citation

Tehrani, Yasmin, "“Bottom Nature”: Embodying History in Gertrude Stein’s The Making of Americans" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1330