The New Age
The New Age was a British weekly magazine (1894–1938), inspired by Fabian socialism, and credited as a major influence on literature and the arts during its heyday from 1907 to 1922, when it was edited by Alfred Richard Orage. It published work by many of the chief political commentators of the day, such as George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Hilaire Belloc, G. K. Chesterton and Arnold Bennett.
History
The New Age began life in 1894 as a publication of the
Content
The magazine began as a journal of Christian liberalism and socialism.
- the role of private property – in a debate between H. G. Wells and Shaw against G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc
- the need for a socialist party (as distinct from the newly formed Labour Party)
- women's suffrage
On this last point, the editorial line moved from initial support to bitter opposition by 1912. As The New Age moved away from Fabian politics, the leaders of the
The New Age also concerned itself with the definition and development of modernism in the visual arts, literature and music, and consistently observed, reviewed and contributed to the activities of the movement.
The journal became one of the first places in England in which Sigmund Freud's ideas were discussed before the First World War, in particular by David Eder, an early British psychoanalyst.
Production
The journal appeared weekly, and featured a wide cross-section of writers with an interest in literature and the arts, but also politics, spiritualism and economics.
With its woodprint illustrations reminiscent of artwork by the
Notable contributors
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References
- ISBN 0-571-10596-3, p 32.
- ^ Modernism In and Beyond the “Little Magazines”: course syllabus (posted at the Modernist Journals Project) by Professor Ann Ardis
- ^ The New Age in Encyclopædia Britannica article on Orage
- ^ Modernist Journals Project Has Grant to Digitize Rare Magazines: Brown University press release (April 19, 2007)
- ^ Scholes, Robert. Short description of The New Age at the gateway page for the MJP's digital edition
- ^ Martin, Wallace. The New Age Under Orage (chapter 2) at the Modernist Journals Project
Further reading
- Finlay, J. L (1969). "Clues to Social Credit: Orage and The New Age". Journal of Canadian Studies. 4 (1): 46–54. ISSN 0021-9495.
- Taylor, Gary (2000). Orage and the New Age. IHS Press. ISBN 0863399029.
External links
- Complete archive of The New Age under Orage (1907–1922) at the Modernist Journals Project. PDFs of all 783 weekly issues (and 42 supplements) may be downloaded for free at the MJP website.