Publishing Modernist Fiction and Poetry

Book publishers played a crucial role in the modernist movement, creating new markets and distributing difficult texts to a wide range of readers worldwide. This collection highlights their impact and sheds new light on their relationship with major modernist writers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Book publishers played a crucial role in the modernist movement, transforming the way modernist texts were disseminated and consumed. While little magazines and other periodicals have received much attention in modernist studies, this collection highlights the importance of book publishers in the wider context of modernism. By exploring the transnational turn in modernist studies, the collection demonstrates that book publishers created new markets for modernist texts in the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world.

The first volume on Anglo-American book publishers that sold difficult modernist texts to a wide range of readers around the world, "Book Publishers and the Modernist Movement" sheds new light on the relationship between publishers and major modernist writers. It includes essays of broad significance written in an accessible prose and draws on extensive work in neglected archives.

One of the key features of the collection is its focus on the relationship between publishers and major modernist writers. Publishers played a vital role in promoting modernist texts to a wider audience, often through innovative marketing strategies and by creating new genres and formats. They also worked closely with writers to ensure that their works were published in a way that reflected their artistic vision.

The collection also explores the transnational turn in modernist studies, demonstrating that book publishers created new markets for modernist texts in the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world. This was particularly significant in the early twentieth century, when modernist texts were being translated into multiple languages and distributed across the globe. Publishers played a crucial role in facilitating this process, by working with translators and by promoting their works in international markets.

In addition to its scholarly significance, "Book Publishers and the Modernist Movement" also has a broader cultural impact. By highlighting the role of book publishers in the dissemination of modernist texts, the collection helps to preserve the legacy of modernism and to make it more accessible to a wider audience. It also demonstrates the importance of the book publishing industry in shaping cultural and intellectual life.

Overall, "Book Publishers and the Modernist Movement" is a valuable contribution to modernist studies. It sheds new light on the relationship between publishers and major modernist writers, explores the transnational turn in modernist studies, and has a broader cultural impact. It is essential reading for anyone interested in modernism and the book publishing industry.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474440813