Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
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The Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection is comprised of works created by authors associated with modernism, a literary movement with contested dates, but largely regarded as taking place between 1910 and 1940. Authors featured here include Mary Butts (1890-1937), Robert Graves (1895-1985), James Joyce (1882-1941), Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), and Ezra Pound (1885-1972), as well as writers who produced work following WWII, such as Aidan Higgins (1927-2015), identified as late modernists or influenced by modernism.
Intellectuals and artists affiliated with parallel movements in other disciplines during the same period, such as modern art, are also found in this collection, as seen in the correspondence of Herbert Read (1893-1968) and photography of Gisèle Freund (1908-2000).
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Collection Details
- Items 3049
- Last Updated 2024-07-31
Subcollections (15)
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Works (3033)
121. Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 04 (1927)
- Title:
- Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 04 (1927)
- Description:
- Edited by Samuel Roth, a New-York based publisher of literature and erotica, who pirated some of Joyce’s works and was responsible for publication of the first complete, albeit corrupt, text of Ulysses in the United states. After the struggle in getting Ulysses initially published, which resulted in Sylvia Beach's printing in Paris, problems were still not resolved in America. The ban on the book prompted the publication in Samuel Roth's Two World's monthly "an expurgated version of Joyce's Ulysses without the author's permission and without paying for reproduction rights." (The New York Times). In response, 167 authors, including Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, and T.S. Eliot, signed a letter of protest in defense of the author. Publishers, seeing how many important people were defending the book, and taking into account its popularity in Two Worlds Monthly began to solicit Joyce for publication of Ulysses in America. After a prolonged battle with Sylvia Beach, who at the time held the rights to publication, Joyce made a deal with Random House. Its appearance in America then sparked the famous court case United States vs. One Book Called Ulysses, where Judge John M. Woolsey decided that "whilst in many places the effect of Ulysses of the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. Ulysses may, therefore, be admitted into the United States." --Manhattan Rare Books Company. Dedicated to George Moore. Includes twelfth and final installment of Ulysses by James Joyce.
- Subject:
- English literature, Literature, Modern, Controversial literature, Ulysses (Joyce, James), and Literature
- Contributor:
- Roth, Samuel, 1893-1974
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: AP2 T9862 v. 3, no. 4
- Extent:
- 26 pages
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- literature (general genre), short stories, books, serials (publications), articles, and periodicals
- Date Digitized:
- 2013
- Technical Note:
- Scanned by PD. Metadata by KD.
122. [Cabin]
- Title:
- [Cabin]
- Description:
- Photo of a cabin surrounded by sparse vegetation.
- Subject:
- Frontier and pioneer life, Authors, German, Log cabins, Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Authors, and Dwellings
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- ger and eng
- Date Created:
- 1927?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/1
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Transcript:
- [1927]
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
123. [Grave in Oosta Lake]
- Title:
- [Grave in Oosta Lake]
- Description:
- A wooden house-like structure in a field with a forest in the distance.
- Subject:
- Burial, Frontier and pioneer life, Authors, German, Indigenous peoples, Authors, and Authors, German--Homes and haunts
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- eng and ger
- Date Created:
- 1927?/1928?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/10
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Indianergrab in Oosta Lake
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Ootsa Lake, British Columbia--Wistaria, and British Columbia--Ootsa Lake Region
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27 and 53.79977, -126.05327
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Transcript:
- Indianergrab in Oosta Lake [27/28] B20
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
124. [Happy Aunt Emma]
- Title:
- [Happy Aunt Emma]
- Description:
- George and Else Seel stand together outside their cabin with a dog.
- Subject:
- Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Seel, George, 1888-1950, Authors, Seel, Else, 1894-1974, Log cabins, Families, Frontier and pioneer life, and Authors, German
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- ger and eng
- Date Created:
- 1927?/1928?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/5
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 5.5 x 4.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Frir Tante Emma! Grisse von den hauarein
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Transcript:
- bitte zinirs Fonta [?] Frir Tante Emma! Grisse von den hauarein [27/28]
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
125. [Horse and smiling rider]
- Title:
- [Horse and smiling rider]
- Description:
- A smiling person riding a horse in the snow.
- Subject:
- Authors, German, Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Frontier and pioneer life, Authors, and Horses
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- eng and ger
- Date Created:
- 1927?/1928?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/8
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
126. [House in 1927]
- Title:
- [House in 1927]
- Description:
- Photo of a cabin surrounded by sparse vegetation and a body of water in the background.
- Subject:
- Frontier and pioneer life, Dwellings, Log cabins, Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Authors, German, and Authors
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- ger and eng
- Date Created:
- 1927
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/2
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Kuser Haus zuerst in 1927
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Transcript:
- Kuser Haus zuerst in 1927
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
127. [Log cabin in the wild west]
- Title:
- [Log cabin in the wild west]
- Description:
- Photo of a cabin surrounded by sparse vegetation and a body of water in the background.
- Subject:
- Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Dwellings, Frontier and pioneer life, Log cabins, Authors, German, and Authors
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- ger and eng
- Date Created:
- 1927?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/3
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Blockhaus im wilden Westen
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Transcript:
- Blockhaus im wilden Westen [1927]
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
128. [Snowshoeing]
- Title:
- [Snowshoeing]
- Description:
- Two men standing outside a cabin in snow wearing snowshoes.
- Subject:
- Authors, German, Snow, Snowshoes and snowshoeing, Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Authors, Dwellings, Frontier and pioneer life, and Log cabins
- Contributor:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- ger and eng
- Date Created:
- 1927?/1928?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- ELS 9/4/4
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 4.5 x 7 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.84977, -126.27
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 3.31 (Wistaria, 1920-1929)
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-02
- Transcript:
- 27/28
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OpticBook book edge scanners at 600DPI tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.
129. Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, March-May 1927 or February-June 1928
- Title:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, March-May 1927 or February-June 1928
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Douglas Goldring regarding her financial debt to Malin Goldring and Butts's financial problems in general . Sent from (location): France--Villefranche--Hotel de la Colline
- Keyword:
- People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960; Golding, Malin , Places referenced (in letter): France--Villefranche-sur-Mer--Hotel de la Colline, and Topics referenced (in letter): Finance
- Subject:
- Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960, Finance, Personal, Butts, Mary, 1890-1937, and Goldring, Malin
- Creator:
- Butts, Mary, 1890-1937
- Contributor:
- Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1928-02/1928-06 and 1927-03/1927-05
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Coordinates:
- 43.70392, 7.31088
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- personal correspondence and handwriting
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
130. Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 01 (April, 1927)
- Title:
- Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 01 (April, 1927)
- Description:
- Edited by Samuel Roth, a New-York based publisher of literature and erotica, who pirated some of Joyce’s works and was responsible for publication of the first complete, albeit corrupt, text of Ulysses in the United states. After the struggle in getting Ulysses initially published, which resulted in Sylvia Beach's printing in Paris, problems were still not resolved in America. The ban on the book prompted the publication in Samuel Roth's Two World's monthly "an expurgated version of Joyce's Ulysses without the author's permission and without paying for reproduction rights." (The New York Times). In response, 167 authors, including Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, and T.S. Eliot, signed a letter of protest in defense of the author. Publishers, seeing how many important people were defending the book, and taking into account its popularity in Two Worlds Monthly began to solicit Joyce for publication of Ulysses in America. After a prolonged battle with Sylvia Beach, who at the time held the rights to publication, Joyce made a deal with Random House. Its appearance in America then sparked the famous court case United States vs. One Book Called Ulysses, where Judge John M. Woolsey decided that "whilst in many places the effect of Ulysses of the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. Ulysses may, therefore, be admitted into the United States." --Manhattan Rare Books Company. This issue is dedicated to Ezra Pound with short paragraphs throughout by H.D. Thoreau and contains the ninth installment of Ulysses by James Joyce.
- Subject:
- English literature, Literature, Modern, Controversial literature, Ulysses (Joyce, James), and Literature
- Contributor:
- Roth, Samuel, 1893-1974
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927-04
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: AP2 T9862 v. 3, no. 1
- Extent:
- 126 pages
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- literature (general genre), short stories, books, serials (publications), articles, and periodicals
- Date Digitized:
- 2013
- Technical Note:
- Scanned by PD. Metadata by KD.