The Little Magazines: A Study Of Six Editors
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At the heart of twentieth-century literary culture stood a quiet revolution — small, fiercely independent magazines that shaped the canon of modern literature. The Little Magazines: A Study of Six Editors chronicles the visionary editors who helmed these influential publications, presenting an intimate and incisive examination of the figures who championed modernism, controversy, and artistic integrity against the pressures of commercial publishing. Ian Hamilton illuminates the editorial philosophies, personal obsessions, and cultural battles that defined magazines such as *The Criterion*, *Horizon*, and *The Review*, revealing how six individuals changed the course of literary history. Hamilton, himself a poet and editor of considerable repute, brings an insider's authority and a sharp critical intelligence to this study, arguing that the little magazine was not a marginal curiosity but the very engine of literary modernism. His prose is precise and authoritative, balancing biographical detail with broader cultural analysis. A must for anyone who has ever wondered where the great literary movements of the modern era were truly born, this work leaves the reader questioning just how much of what we call literature was shaped by the passionate convictions of a handful of determined editors.
Author: Ian Hamilton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
At the heart of twentieth-century literary culture stood a quiet revolution — small, fiercely independent magazines that shaped the canon of modern literature. The Little Magazines: A Study of Six Editors chronicles the visionary editors who helmed these influential publications, presenting an intimate and incisive examination of the figures who championed modernism, controversy, and artistic integrity against the pressures of commercial publishing. Ian Hamilton illuminates the editorial philosophies, personal obsessions, and cultural battles that defined magazines such as *The Criterion*, *Horizon*, and *The Review*, revealing how six individuals changed the course of literary history. Hamilton, himself a poet and editor of considerable repute, brings an insider's authority and a sharp critical intelligence to this study, arguing that the little magazine was not a marginal curiosity but the very engine of literary modernism. His prose is precise and authoritative, balancing biographical detail with broader cultural analysis. A must for anyone who has ever wondered where the great literary movements of the modern era were truly born, this work leaves the reader questioning just how much of what we call literature was shaped by the passionate convictions of a handful of determined editors.