Transition (literary journal) (1948-1950)
| Editor | Georges Duthuit |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literary journal |
| First issue | February 1948 |
| Final issue | October 1950 |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | English |
Transition was the short-lived post-war revival of the literary journal transition, founded by Eugene and Maria Jolas.[1] While Transition was edited by Georges Duthuit, the Jolases remained a part of the project. Eugene Jolas was on the editorial board and Maria Jolas was heavily involved.[2][3] The name "Transition" was usually followed by the last two digits of the year it was published (eg. Transition Forty-Eight).
Transition was less international and had a less diverse selection of media than its predecessor.[4] In the introduction, the project of the journal was set forth as "to assemble for the English-speaking world the best of French art and thought, whatever the style or whatever the application" although its audience was majority American.[5]
Samuel Beckett had many pieces published in Transition, along with working as a translator for about 30 pieces from the journal.[5][6][7] The majority of Beckett's work for the journal was unsigned, so the extent of his contributions are unclear.[3] A compilation of letters between Beckett and Duthuit, Three Dialogues, was originally published in Transition Forty-Nine.
References[edit]
- ^ "Index to Samuel Beckett Letters". chercherbeckettletters.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Monk, Craig. "Transition Magazine and the Development and Transmission of Modernism". Oxford University Research Archive (Thesis): 28.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Tim (2016). "Representation, Relation and 'Empêchement': Aesthetic Affinities in Beckett's Dialogues with Georges Duthuit". Journal of Beckett Studies. 25 (2): 169–187. doi:10.3366/jobs.2016.0169. ISSN 0309-5207. JSTOR 26471281.
- ^ Hatch, David A. (2005). "BECKETT IN TRANSITION: "Three Dialogues", Little Magazines, and Post-War Parisian Aesthetic Debate". Samuel Beckett Today / Aujourd'hui. 15: 43–56. doi:10.1163/18757405-015001007. ISSN 0927-3131. JSTOR 25781502.
- ^ a b Brazil, Kevin (2013). "Beckett, Painting and the Question of "the human"". Journal of Modern Literature. 36 (3): 81–99. doi:10.2979/jmodelite.36.3.81. ISSN 0022-281X. JSTOR 10.2979/jmodelite.36.3.81. S2CID 153947235.
- ^ Lawrence, Tim (2015). "SAMUEL BECKETT'S CRITICAL ABSTRACTIONS: Kandinsky, Duthuit and Visual Form". Samuel Beckett Today / Aujourd'hui. 27: 61. doi:10.1163/9789004309937_006. ISSN 0927-3131. JSTOR 44018146.
- ^ Lawlor, Séan; Pilling, John (2011). "Beckett in Transition". In Nixon, Mark (ed.). Publishing Samuel Beckett (1. publ ed.). London: British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-5826-2.