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Re-Covering Modernism: Pulps, Paperbacks, and the Prejudice of Form
David M Earle
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Description for Re-Covering Modernism: Pulps, Paperbacks, and the Prejudice of Form
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In the first half of the twentieth century, modernist works appeared not only in obscure little magazines and books published by tiny exclusive presses but also in literary reprint magazines of the 1920s, tawdry pulp magazines of the 1930s, and lurid paperbacks of the 1940s. In his nuanced exploration of the publishing and marketing of modernist works, David M. Earle questions how and why modernist literature came to be viewed as the exclusive purview of a cultural elite given its availability in such popular forums. As he examines sensational and popular manifestations of modernism, as well as their reception by ... Read more
In the first half of the twentieth century, modernist works appeared not only in obscure little magazines and books published by tiny exclusive presses but also in literary reprint magazines of the 1920s, tawdry pulp magazines of the 1930s, and lurid paperbacks of the 1940s. In his nuanced exploration of the publishing and marketing of modernist works, David M. Earle questions how and why modernist literature came to be viewed as the exclusive purview of a cultural elite given its availability in such popular forums. As he examines sensational and popular manifestations of modernism, as well as their reception by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754661542
SKU
V9780754661542
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About David M Earle
David M. Earle is Associate Professor of English at the University of West Florida, USA.
Reviews for Re-Covering Modernism: Pulps, Paperbacks, and the Prejudice of Form
'Earle has a voice, an argument, and a breadth of knowledge that combine to make Re-covering Modernism unavoidable, a stele in the road, to be reckoned with.' Sharp News '... [Earle's work] suggests exciting new directions and critical contexts for research in modernist studies.' Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory