Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The bookmenÆs dominion : cultural life in New Zealand, 1920-1950
Other Name
AUP studies in cultural and social history ; 3. (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Auckland University Press
Place
Date
2006
Physical Description
viii, 136 p. : ill. ; 20 x 21 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
1869403622
9781869403621
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
'Recovers an almost forgotten chapter in New Zealand's ongoing conversation about itself. From the 1920s, scholars, critics, historians, librarians and literary lawyers were crucial gatekeepers of poetic taste and New Zealand's historical awareness, acting as go-betweens for writers, publishers and the New Zealand reading public. They championed women writers, lead Authors' Week celebrations and wrote in concert an 11-author murder mystery. While their tastes and masculinity were later to be fiercely challenged by a new and opinionated generation, these 'bookmen' managed to be gentlemanly yet blokey, respectable yet mildly bohemian, and balanced an appreciation of poetry and history with daily journalism and writing as comic relief. Examining the way changes in ideas and tastes were related to a shift in the country's cultural power bases, The Bookmen's Dominion revises the myths entrenched under later generations and re-evaluates the contributions of this fascinating set of people.' -- back cover.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (p.121-132) and index (p.133-136)
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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