Words at Work in Vanity Fair : Language Shifts in Crucial Times, 1914–1930

Banta draws upon essays in Vanity Fair by noted journalists, literary figures, and cultural critics in order to examine the manner by which major cultural and historical events in the Untied States and Britain led to the invention of previously non-existent words to express the rampant changes within society. Front Matter....Pages i-iv Introduction: Words in Conversation with the Times....Pages 1-19 Two Editors, Two Projects, One War, 1914–1918....Pages 21-50 The Corner Turned, 1919–1920....Pages 51-75 Finding Their Focus, 1921....Pages 77-101 Power-Brokers/Word-Masters, 1922–1925....Pages 103-144 The Huxley Years, 1926–1928....Pages 145-175 Between Wars, 1929–1930....Pages 177-205 Back Matter....Pages 207-233 Banta draws upon essays in Vanity Fair by noted journalists, literary figures, and cultural critics in order to examine the manner by which major cultural and historical events in the United States and Britain led to the invention of previously non-existent words to express the rampant changes within society