The Blue Review

Overview

The Blue Review was published for only three months in 1913 during the Georgian period. It was known as the "little magazine" with an emphasis on art, literature, music and theater. This periodical ran as a continuation of the periodical Rhythm which had been in publication since 1911 and had a major focus on aesthetic appeal for its readers rather than an emphasis on literary works and it was known for its dramatic printings of radical modernist art.

When it became The Blue Review, the magazine adopted a much simpler style and shifted its focus to much more complex literary pieces. This highbrow literary magazine, edited by John Middleton Murry, published a wealth of first-rate Modernist writers including Katherine Mansfield (Murry’s wife), W.H. Davies, D. H. Lawrence and Rupert Brooke. Unlike its illustrative predecessor Rhythm, The Blue Review adheres to a simple aesthetic with little embellishment; the main focus is the literary content of the magazine. In fact, no advertisements can be found throughout the content of The Blue Review with the exception of the front and back covers.