The Man of Letters and the Literary Business: Re-Viewing Malcolm Cowley

Travis discusses the life and works of editor and chronicler Malcolm Cowley. The editor was known for his prominent place in the history of American popular front Communism and was distinguished as one of the last "men of letters" in the literary world. He published "Portrait of a Publisher" to describe the economic reality of the book trade, in which he offered unique colophon, hand-tooled bindings, editions of robust classics, and translations from esoteric languages.