John Lehmann’s War Effort: The Penguin New Writing (1940–1950)

Tessa Thorniley
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John Lehmann’s The Penguin New Writing (1940-1950) is considered one of the finest literary periodicals of World War Two. The journal was committed to publishing writing about all aspects of wartime life, from the front lines to daily civilian struggles, by writers from around the world. It had an engaged readership and a high circulation. This chapter specifically considers Lehmann’s contribution to the wartime heyday for the short story form, through the example of The Penguin New Writing. By examining Lehmann’s editorial approach this chapter reveals the ways he actively engaged with his contributors, teasing and coaxing short stories out of them and contrasts this with the editorial style of Cyril Connolly at rival Horizon magazine. Stories by, and Lehmann’s interactions with, established writers such as Elizabeth Bowen, Henry Green and Rosamond Lehmann, the emerging writer William Sansom and working-class writers B.L Coombs and Jim Phelan, are the main focus of this chapter. The international outlook of the journal, which promoted satire from China alongside short, mocking works by Graham Greene, is also evaluated as an often overlooked aspect of Lehmann’s venture. Through the short stories and Lehmann’s editorials, this chapter traces how Lehmann sought to shape literature and to elevate the short story form. The chapter concludes by considering how the decline of the short story form in Britain from the 1950s onwards was closely linked to the demise of the magazines which had most actively supported it.
约翰·莱曼的战争努力:企鹅的新写作(1940-1950)
约翰·莱曼的《企鹅新写作》(1940-1950)被认为是二战时期最好的文学期刊之一。该杂志致力于发表来自世界各地的作家关于战时生活的各个方面的文章,从前线到平民的日常斗争。它拥有忠实的读者和高发行量。本章通过企鹅新写作的例子,特别考虑了莱曼对战时短篇小说形式全盛时期的贡献。通过研究莱曼的编辑方法,本章揭示了他积极与供稿人互动的方式,从他们那里逗弄和哄骗短篇故事,并将其与竞争对手《地平线》杂志的西里尔·康诺利的编辑风格进行对比。本章主要关注的是莱曼所写的故事,以及他与诸如伊丽莎白·鲍恩、亨利·格林和罗莎蒙德·莱曼等知名作家,新兴作家威廉·桑索姆和工人阶级作家b·l·库姆斯和吉姆·费兰等人的互动。《华尔街日报》的国际视野也被认为是雷曼事业中经常被忽视的一个方面,它在推广格雷厄姆•格林(Graham Greene)的短篇讽刺作品的同时,也推广了来自中国的讽刺作品。通过短篇小说和莱曼的社论,本章追溯了莱曼是如何塑造文学和提升短篇小说形式的。这一章的最后考虑了英国从20世纪50年代开始的短篇小说形式的衰落是如何与最积极支持它的杂志的消亡密切相关的。
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