''Rhythm'' (briefly known as ''The Blue Review'') was a

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, arts, and critical review magazine published in London, England, from 1911 to 1913.

History of the magazine

The first issue of ''Rhythm'' was a summer 1911 edition. It was a quarterly until after the Spring 1912 issue, when it began to publish monthly. The final issue under the name ''Rhythm'' was published in March 1913; in May 1913, the magazine resumed publication under the name ''The Blue Review''. After publishing additional issues in June and July 1913, the magazine then ceased publication. The magazine, sometimes referred to as a "

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", was focused primarily on literature, music, art, and theatre. Throughout its history, the magazine was edited by

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, who co-founded it with

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Katherine Mansfield Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the Literary modernism, modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been ...

was the associate editor from June 1912 until the magazine folded. Its title was borrowed from a major painting of a female nude (a drawing of which appears on its front cover) by J. D. Fergusson who became its art editor. The magazine went through three separate publishers: it began with St Catherine Press; when it became a monthly, it was published by Stephen Swift & Co. Under the name ''The Blue Review'', it was published by

Martin Secker Martin Secker (6 April 1882 – 6 April 1978), born Percy Martin Secker Klingender, was a London publisher who was responsible for producing the work of a distinguished group of literary authors, including D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Norman Dou ...

. The painter Anne Estelle Rice was one of its chief illustrators. According to arts historian Roger Neill:

The aesthetic concept of "rhythm" – harmony in nature, vigour and directness – provided the connective tissue, not only between two Scottish Colourists (Fergusson and Peploe, plus Rice), but also between the writers and artists involved with the magazine.

Notable contributors

* D.H. Lawrence *

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Max Beerbohm Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, Parody, parodist and Caricature, caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the theatre crit ...

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Walter de la Mare Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fi ...

* William Denis Browne * Anne Estelle Rice

Notes

References

*Angela Smith, "Katherine Mansfield and ''Rhythm''", ''Journal of New Zealand Literature'', no. 21 (2003), pp. 102–121.

External links

''Rhythm''
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''Rhythm''
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: a cover-to-cover, searchable digital edition of all fourteen issues, from No. 1 (Summer 1911) to No. 14 (March 1913). PDFs of these issues can be downloaded for free from the MJP website.
''The Blue Review''
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