American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siecle: Art, Protest, and Cultural Transformation

by Kirsten MacLeod

Overview

In American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siecle, Kirsten MacLeod examines the rise of a new print media form – the little magazine – and its relationship to the transformation of American cultural life at the turn of the twentieth century. Though the little magazine has long been regarded as the preserve of modernist avant-gardes and elite artistic coteries, for whom it served as a form of resistance to mass media, MacLeod’s detailed study of its origins paints a different picture. Combining cultural, textual, literary, and media studies criticism, MacLeod demonstrates how the little magazine was deeply connected to the artistic, social, political, and cultural interests of a rising professional-managerial class. She offers a richly contextualized analysis of the little magazine’s position in the broader media landscape: namely, its relationship to old and new media, including pre-industrial print forms, newspapers, mass-market magazines, fine press books, and posters. MacLeod’s study challenges conventional understandings of the little magazine as a genre and emphasizes the power of “little” media in a mass-market context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442695573
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	03/01/2018
Series:	Studies in Book and Print Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	508
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Kirsten MacLeod is a lecturer in English Literature at Newcastle University (UK).

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION -- Reviving the American Little Magazines of the 1890s

PART 1: SOCIAL, MEDIA, AND LITTLE MAGAZINE CONTEXTS

CHAPTER 1 -- The Social and Cultural Formation of the Little Magazinist

CHAPTER 2 -- Print Revolutions and the Making of the Little Magazine

CHAPTER 3 -- The Big Little Magazines and the Evolution of the Genre

PART 2: INSIDE THE MAGAZINES

CHAPTER 4 -- Fiction: “Literature Staggering Blindfold”

CHAPTER 5 -- Poetry: “Literature on “a Drunken Spree”

CHAPTER 6 -- Visual Art: “Art Running Amuck through Posterdom”

CHAPTER 7 -- Literary Criticism and Editorials:

“Every Dog Having His Day in Journalism”

CHAPTER 8 -- Social and Political Commentary:

“Finding Fault with Things as They Are”

CHAPTER 9: Sayings: The Short and Shorter of It

AFTERWORD: Little Magazines, Not So Little After All?

APPENDIX A: UPDATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITTLE MAGAZINES OF THE 1890S

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

What People are Saying About This

Dean Irvine

"Kirsten MacLeod is by far the best qualified in the field of periodical studies to undertake a book of this scope and ambition. The impressive originality of the research explored in American Little Magazines is matched by the formidable breadth of resources consulted in both print culture and digital media."

Douglas Moggach

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Patrick Collier

"Kirsten McLeod's American Little Magazines is the essential, comprehensive account of the U.S little magazines of the turn of the twentieth century. Many books contribute to a field; this is that rare book that defines a field. Everyone who does research on print culture in these years will consult it again and again."

Editorial Reviews

"[ American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siecle] is a very comprehensive effort, and has something for everyone, from text and interpretation to research tools."

—David M. Sokol, The Journal of American Culture 41.4.
"This is an absorbing account of an overlooked moment in the history of modern periodicals and one that many working in the field will appreciate. It is also a beautifully produced book, with a number of colour plates illustrating some of the curious 'freak periodicals' that helped shape the format and nature of the 'little magazine' for the twentieth century."—Andrew Thacker, Literature and History

"MacLeod’s book provides a valuable introduction that includes both an overview of this era and a firm justification for its inclusion within the province of scholarly research."

—Elizabeth Meyers Hendrickson, Ohio University, Journal of Magazine Media

" American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siècle is an important historical and cultural study, enriching our understanding of this neglected moment in media and publishing history and opens new avenues for research and inquiry."

—Karen Leick, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018

"MacLeod’s book is […] a work of profound generosity that has opened up the world of f in de siècle publishing in manifold ways. I, for one, am eternally grateful for her efforts and will be returning to this book again and again over the years as an invaluable research companion. And as an aesthete I will pore over the beautiful reproductions of the pages of these magazines, delighted to own what is one of the most stylish and attractive academic books I have come across."

—Alex Murray, Queen's University Belfast, Journal of American Studies

"Kirsten McLeod’s American Little Magazines is the essential, comprehensive account of the U.S little magazines of the turn of the twentieth century. Many books contribute to a field; this is that rare book that defines a field. Everyone who does research on print culture in these years will consult it again and again."

—Patrick Collier, Department of English, Ball State University

"Kirsten MacLeod is by far the best qualified in the field of periodical studies to undertake a book of this scope and ambition. The impressive originality of the research explored in American Little Magazines is matched by the formidable breadth of resources consulted in both print culture and digital media."

—Dean Irvine, Director, Agile Humanities Agency

From the Publisher

"American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siècle is an important historical and cultural study, enriching our understanding of this neglected moment in media and publishing history and opens new avenues for research and inquiry."

University of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018 - Karen Leick

"MacLeod's book provides a valuable introduction that includes both an overview of this era and a firm justification for its inclusion within the province of scholarly research."

Journal of Magazine Media - Elizabeth Meyers Hendrickson

"MacLeod's book is [...] a work of profound generosity that has opened up the world of fin de siècle publishing in manifold ways. I, for one, am eternally grateful for her efforts and will be returning to this book again and again over the years as an invaluable research companion. And as an aesthete I will pore over the beautiful reproductions of the pages of these magazines, delighted to own what is one of the most stylish and attractive academic books I have come across."

Journal of American Studies - Alex Murray

"This is an absorbing account of an overlooked moment in the history of modern periodicals and one that many working in the field will appreciate. It is also a beautifully produced book, with a number of colour plates illustrating some of the curious 'freak periodicals' that helped shape the format and nature of the 'little magazine' for the twentieth century."

Literature and History - Andrew Thacker

"[American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siecle] is a very comprehensive effort, and has something for everyone, from text and interpretation to research tools."

The Journal of American Culture 41.4. - David M. Sokol

"[American Little Magazines of the Fin de Siecle] is a very comprehensive effort, and has something for everyone, from text and interpretation to research tools."

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