Transition magazine and experimental prose communities (1927-1938)

1. Jolases relocate to Paris and plan a new review

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Maria McDonald, Eug ne, Paris

   • Britannica
   • OUP

2. First issue of transition appears in Paris

   Apr 1, 1927Labels: transition magazine, Eug ne, Maria McDonald

   • Wikipedia
   • Britannica

3. Shakespeare and Company distributes the magazine

   Apr 1, 1927Labels: Shakespeare and, Sylvia Beach, Paris

   • Wikipedia
   • S Co FR

4. Joyce begins publishing “Work in Progress” excerpts

   Jul 1, 1927Labels: James Joyce, Work in, transition magazine

   • OUP
   • Wikipedia

5. Monthly run ends and quarterly schedule begins

   Apr 1, 1928Labels: transition magazine

   • Wikipedia

6. Jolas issues “Revolution of the Word” proclamation

   Jun 1, 1929Labels: Eug ne, Revolution of

   • Wikipedia

7. Financial strain contributes to a publication hiatus

   Jan 1, 1930Labels: transition magazine

   • CEP

8. Issue 21 relaunches from The Hague with Servire Press

   Mar 1, 1932Labels: Issue 21, Servire Press, The Hague

   • CEP
   • Bonhams

9. Issue 21 spotlights Joyce and emerging writers

   Mar 1, 1932Labels: Issue 21, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett

   • Bonhams
   • ArchiveGrid

10. James Johnson Sweeney joins as an editor

    Jun 1, 1936Labels: James Johnson, transition magazine

    • Wikipedia
    • Sweeney

11. Penultimate issues keep mixing art and “Work in Progress”

    Jan 1, 1937Labels: transition magazine, Work in

    • Wikipedia
    • Bonhams

12. Final issue (No. 27) publishes “Frontierless Decade”

    Apr 1, 1938Labels: Issue 27, Frontierless Decade, Eug ne

    • CEP
    • Wikipedia