Journal Issue
The Decline of Liberalism and of the Modern Novel by Norma Crandall gives Trace no. 33 its clearest point of entry, while Towards Print by Gil Orlovitz and (The Qualification) by Gil Orlovitz widen the issue’s field. Dated Aug–Sep 1959, this substantial number indexes 16 pieces or named sections, moving between literary argument, creative work, reviews, correspondence, and the practical business of little-magazine culture. The order matters: recurring editorial features sit beside contributions with their own formal and critical demands, so the magazine reads as an active conversation rather than a neutral container. The reader’s edition makes that sequence easy to follow; the original scan preserves the cover, page design, advertisements, visual material, and directory apparatus that locate the writing in its first publication. Together, the two editions show James Boyer May sustaining both a literary forum and a working map of the independent publishing network.
Contributors
- Charl Van Horn
- Donald Davidson
- Fraser Drew
- George Stillman
- Gil Orlovitz
- James Boyer May
- Marion Montgomery
- Norma Crandall
More contributors (3)
Publication details
Full contents
- The Decline of Liberalism and of the Modern Novel — Norma Crandall [Contribution, p. 4]
- Towards Print — Gil Orlovitz [Essay, p. 9]
- (The Qualification) — Gil Orlovitz [Contribution, p. 9]
- Editors Write [Correspondence, p. 12]
- A Personal Interview with W. H. Auden — George Stillman [Interview, p. 16]
- A Parody — James Boyer May [Contribution, p. 19]
- Another Look at Thornton Wilder [Contribution, p. 21]
- A Fable — Marion Montgomery [Contribution, p. 25]
- A Parable — Marion Montgomery [Contribution, p. 25]
- II — Marion Montgomery [Contribution, p. 25]
- By Their Boners — Pauline Bell [Contribution, p. 28]
- Ye Shall Know Them — Pauline Bell [Contribution, p. 29]
- Paragraphs [Contribution, p. 33]
- Some Items Received [Contribution, p. 34]
- Personal & Impersonal [Contribution, p. 41]
- Addenda [Editorial, p. 45]
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Trace, no. 33 (Aug–Sep 1959). Text/Tech Journals reader’s edition, 2026.