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.
Faye Hammill is Professor of English at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Her previous books include Sophistication: A Literary and Cultural History (2010), winner of the European Society for the Study of English book award and Women, Celebrity and Literary Culture Between the Wars (2007).
Introduction
1. Sensual Print
2. Print in Circulation
3. Print, Politics and Audiences
Conclusion
Bibliography
Suggested Reading
Index