Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?
Correct answer: A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.
- A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.
- B. Stein was primarily a muse for modernist poets.
- C. Stein was a proponent of low modernism.
- D. Stein was an opponent of vanguard trends.
Explanation
Stein's Paris salon made her a major figure in the expatriate modernist community, where writers such as Hemingway and other avant-garde artists encountered experimental ideas. She was more than merely a muse and was not opposed to vanguard experimentation.
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