Neurotica (magazine)

Neurotica
EditorJay Landesman, Gershon Legman
Staff writersRichard Rubenstein, Louis Triefenbach, Gershon Legman
FrequencyIrregular
Circulation5,000
FounderJay Landesman
First issueSpring 1948
Final issue
Number		Winter 1951
9
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Neurotica was an American literary magazine founded by Jay Landesman.[1] It appeared irregularly between 1948 and 1951.

History

It was started by Landesman in March 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri,[2] as a "a literary exposition, defense, and correlation of the problems and personalities that in our culture are defined as 'neurotic'. … We are interested in exploring the creativeness of this man who has been forced to live under-ground, and yet lights an utter darkness with his music, poetry, painting, and writing."[3]

The first issue of the magazine appeared in Spring 1948.[4] The first eight issues were edited by Landesman. When Landesman moved to New York, Gershon Legman took over as editor. The magazine ran for one final, ninth issue, Winter 1951.[2][5]

The Compleat Neurotica 1948–1951 was published in 1963.[6]

Notable contributors and contents

Neurotica provided an early platform for writers of the Beat Generation[1] including John Clellon Holmes,[7][8] Allen Ginsberg[9] and Carl Solomon.[10][11][12]

Other notable contributors include Leonard Bernstein,[13] Lawrence Durrell,[14] Marshall McLuhan,[15][16] Henri Michaux,[17][18] Kenneth Patchen,[19][20] and even a poem by F. Scott Fitzgerald.[21]

Alongside literary work, Neurotica also published work in psychoanalysis, including pieces by Otto Fenichel,[22] Rudolph Friedmann[23] and Gershon Legman.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b Craig Sams, "Jay Landesman Obituary," The Guardian (25 February 2011).
  2. ^ a b Scott Miller, "Inside the Nervous Set," newlinetheatre.com.
  3. ^ Editorial, Neurotica, no. 1 (Spring 1948), p. 3.
  4. ^ William Lawlor (2005). Beat Culture: Lifestyles, Icons, and Impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-85109-400-4. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Rich Weidman (September 1, 2015). The Beat Generation FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Angelheaded Hipsters. Backbeat. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-61713-635-1. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ The Compleat Neurotica 1948–1951, ed. Jay Landesman and Gershon Legman (New York, NY: Hacker Art Books, 1963).
  7. ^ Clellon Holmes, "Tea for Two," Neurotica, no. 2 (Summer 1948), p. 36.
  8. ^ Clellon Holmes, "All the Good Roles Have Been Taken," Neurotica, no. 3 (Autumn 1948), p. 31.
  9. ^ Allen Ginsberg, "Song: Fie My Fum," Neurotica, no. 6 (Spring 1950), p. 44.
  10. ^ Carl Goy [Carl Solomon], "Report from the Asylum — Afterthoughts of a Shock Patient," Neurotica, no. 6 (Spring 1950), p. 33.
  11. ^ Carl Gentile [Carl Solomon], "Danish Gambit," Neurotica, no. 7 (Autumn 1950), p. 19.
  12. ^ Carl Goy [Carl Solomon], "Further Afterthoughts of a Shock Patient," Neurotica, no. 8 (Spring 1951), p. 74.
  13. ^ Leonard Bernstein, "Life Is Juicy," Neurotica, no. 1 (Spring 1948), p. 40.
  14. ^ Lawrence Durrell, "Conon on Mnemons," Neurotica, no. 3 (Autumn 1948), p. 53.
  15. ^ Marshall McLuhan, "The Psychopathology of Time and Life," Neurotica, no. 5 (Autumn 1949), p. 5.
  16. ^ Marshall McLuhan, "The Folklore of Industrial Man," Neurotica, no. 8 (Spring 1951), p. 3.
  17. ^ Henri Michaux, "Clown," Neurotica, no. 1 (Spring 1948), p. 39.
  18. ^ Henri Michaux, "The Motorcycles," Neurotica, no. 7 (Autumn 1950), p. 10.
  19. ^ Kenneth Patchen, "A Song of Crucifixion," Neurotica, no. 1 (Spring 1948), p. 23.
  20. ^ Kenneth Patchen, "The New Being," Neurotica, no. 3 (Autumn 1948), p. 53.
  21. ^ F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Boy Who Killed His Mother," Neurotica, no. 9 (Winter 1951), p. 38.
  22. ^ Otto Fenichel, "Castration Anxiety in Boys," Neurotica, no. 9 (Winter 1951), p. 33.
  23. ^ Rudolph Friedmann, "Struwwelpeter," Neurotica, no. 9 (Winter 1951), p. 25.
  24. ^ G. Legman, "Rationale of the Dirty Joke," Neurotica, no. 9 (Winter 1951), p. 49.
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