Book contents
- A History of World War One Poetry
- A History of World War One Poetry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Contexts
- Chapter 1 The Poetic Marketplace
- Chapter 2 Poetic Tradition and Innovation: Georgians and Their Networks
- Chapter 3 Poetic Avant-Garde: Modernism and Little Magazines
- Chapter 4 The Continental European Literary Scene
- Chapter 5 Poetic Form: Soundscapes
- Part II Nations and Voices
- Part III Poets
- Part IV
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 1 - The Poetic Marketplace
from Part I - Literary Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2023
- A History of World War One Poetry
- A History of World War One Poetry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Contexts
- Chapter 1 The Poetic Marketplace
- Chapter 2 Poetic Tradition and Innovation: Georgians and Their Networks
- Chapter 3 Poetic Avant-Garde: Modernism and Little Magazines
- Chapter 4 The Continental European Literary Scene
- Chapter 5 Poetic Form: Soundscapes
- Part II Nations and Voices
- Part III Poets
- Part IV
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the market for poetry during the First World War, discussing the various outlets for verse and the factors that drove its publication and consumption. While previous studies of wartime publishing tend to focus on specific national contexts, this chapter surveys the international dimensions of the poetic marketplace, with a particular focus on the publishing of poetry in Britain, France, Germany and the USA. Drawing on a range of primary sources – including contemporary periodicals and publishing records – it reveals why poems were published in a range of books, magazines, and newspapers. In doing so, it demonstrates that the profusion of wartime poetry was not only a literary phenomenon, but also one that was shaped by commercial and political forces.
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- A History of World War One Poetry , pp. 19 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023