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Literate zeal

Eldred, Janet Carey.

Literate zeal gender, editing, and the making of a New Yorker ethos / [electronic resource] : Janet Carey Eldred. - Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: haute literacy -- Introduction: literacy, gender, and the rhetorical work of editing -- Between the sheets: editing and the making of a New Yorker ethos -- "The precision of knives," or more than just commas -- Mademoiselle, The New Yorker, and other women's magazines -- Conclusion: lady editors and the embodiment of style -- Afterword: Katharine White's bequest, or ruminations on an archive.

9780822977391 0822977397


Women and literature--United States.
Women--Books and reading--History--United States--20th century.
American periodicals--History--20th century.
American literature--Periodicals--History--20th century.
Women periodical editors--United States.
Women's periodicals, American--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

PN4879 / .E53 2012

070.5/10820973