{"product_id":"new-masses-prose-1926-1933-a-modern-times-anthology-paperback","title":"New Masses (Prose, 1926-1933): A Modern Times Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Gold\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Rorty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Stromberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eNew Masses\u003c\/i\u003e launched in May 1926, \u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e called it as \"a smoky vessel, ungainly but powerful, with daubs of red on her lunging bows and red marks here and there on her somewhat disorderly running gear.\" Focused equally on artistic quality and social progress, the editors included veterans from \u003ci\u003eThe Masses\u003c\/i\u003e, who had been writing and publishing since before the United States entered WWI, and new voices from a generation of writers, poets, artists, and activists coming of age during the post-WWI period and asking one overarching question: Where is the world heading? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the editors: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEgmont Arens\u003c\/b\u003e (1887-1966) was an editor and industrial designer who owned the Washington Square Book Shop and invented the Streamliner Meat Slicer. After a decade in the literary world, he turned to a distinguished career in design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (1897-1965) was a writer, editor, and journalist. He was active in the Communist Party USA, became publicity director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and co-founded \u003ci\u003ePartisan Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gold\u003c\/b\u003e (1894-1967) was a writer, editor, and critic closely associated with the Communist Party USA. Born Itzok Isaac Granich, he became leading voice of proletarian literature, founding and editing \u003ci\u003eNew Masses\u003c\/i\u003e during its first years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Rorty\u003c\/b\u003e (1890-1970) was a writer, poet, and activist whose work dealth with social ills in the United States. With Moshe Decter, he co-wrote \u003ci\u003eMcCarthy and The Communists\u003c\/i\u003e (1954).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212933816627,"sku":"9781632924223","price":35.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GiDd8qF6W09781632924223.webp?v=1775688121","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/new-masses-prose-1926-1933-a-modern-times-anthology-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}