Author : Faye Hammill
Release : 2016-08-25
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 277/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Modernism's Print Cultures by : Faye Hammill
Download or read book Modernism's Print Cultures written by Faye Hammill. This book was released on 2016-08-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The print culture of the early twentieth century has become a major area of interest in contemporary Modernist Studies. Modernism's Print Cultures surveys the explosion of scholarship in this field and provides an incisive, well-informed guide for students and scholars alike. Surveying the key critical work of recent decades, the book explores such topics as: - Periodical publishing – from 'little magazines' such as Rhythm to glossy publications such as Vanity Fair - The material aspects of early twentieth-century publishing – small presses, typography, illustration and book design - The circulation of modernist print artefacts through the book trade, libraries, book clubs and cafes - Educational and political print initiatives Including accounts of archival material available online, targeted lists of key further reading and a survey of new trends in the field, this is an essential guide to an important area in the study of modernist literature.