Il Marzocco was an Italian language weekly literary and art magazine which was published in Florence, Italy, between 1896 and 1932. The title was chosen by Gabriele D'Annunzio which was a reference to the symbol of the ancient Republic of Florence and also, of the popular rule.[1] The magazine covered articles on a wide range of subjects such as women's rights and political events. Its subtitle was periodico settimanale di letteratura e d'arte (Italian: Weekly literary and arts periodical).[2]
| Former editors | Adolfo Orvieto |
|---|---|
| Categories | Cultural magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 1896 |
| First issue | 2 February 1896 |
| Final issue | 1932 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Florence |
| Language | Italian |
| ISSN | 0461-2388 |
| OCLC | 12646244 |
History and profile edit
Il Marzocco was launched in 1896,[3][4] and the first issue appeared on 2 February 1996.[5] Angelo and Adolfo Orvieto founded the magazine that was headquartered in Florence.[1][4] The magazine advocated the aestheticist approach of Gabriele D'Annunzio and an antipositivist stance until 1899.[1][4] Then it supported pure literature and art opposing the decorative literature.[1] The articles covered in the magazine appeared with photographic images.[6] In the period 1911–1914 Il Marzocco rarely featured literary work becoming a political publication.[1] It advocated the nationalism and war interventionism.[1] Following the end of World War I and the start of fascist rule in Italy the magazine managed to remain untouched and was not affected from the negative effects of the press laws dated 1926.[1]
As of 1926 Adolfo Orvieto was the editor-in-chief of Il Marzocco which was published on a weekly basis.[7] Ada Negri, Sibilla Aleramo and Enrico Corradini were among the contributors.[4] One of Ada Negri's articles supported the right of single women to give birth children.[4] Corradini served as the director of the magazine and also, published political comments when he was not a well-known figure in politics.[1][8] Il Marzocco praised Émile Zola as a genuine hero of modernism.[9] Irish writer James Joyce sent a letter to Adolfo Orvieto, then director of Il Marzocco, in June 1913 and asked him to publish his article on Daniel Defoe in the magazine.[10] Joyce's article was not accepted for publication probably due to its anti-British sentiment.[10] Because Il Marzocco had significant numbers of British subscribers.[10]
Il Marzocco folded in 1932.[3] Its issues were digitized by the National Library of Italy in Rome.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Silvio Bigliazzi (2020). "1916: Italian narratives of the Tercentenary crisis". In Silvio Bigliazzi (ed.). Shakespeare and Crisis: One hundred years of Italian narratives. Vol. 2. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 34. doi:10.1075/sec.2. ISBN 978-90-272-6111-3. S2CID 241056043.
- ^ a b "Home/riviste/Il Marzocco: periodico settimanale di letteratura e d'arte". National Library. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Il Marzocco 1896-1932" (in Italian). Il Libro dei Soci del Gabinetto Vieusseux. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Laura Scuriatti (July 2017). "Transnational Modernist Encounters in the Provinces: Lacerba, Mina Loy and International Debates on Sexual Morality in Florence". Forum for Modern Language Studies. 53 (3): 303–313. doi:10.1093/fmls/cqx014.
- ^ Elisa Bizzotto (2010). "'Children of Pleasure': Oscar Wilde and Italian Decadence". In Stefano Evangelista (ed.). The Reception of Oscar Wilde in Europe. London; New York: Continuum. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-4411-7368-3.
- ^ Giorgia Alù (2021). Literature and Photography in Italy. Oxford Research Encyclopedias. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1201.
- ^ Gabriella Bosano (November 1926). "Current Italian Periodicals". Italica. 3 (4): 83. JSTOR 476108.
- ^ Joanna Sondel-Cedarmas (2008). "Imperialism, war, and emigration in Enrico Corradini at the ideology of Italian Nationalism (1896-1912)". Politeja. 10 (1): 111. JSTOR 24919295.
- ^ Emilio Gentile (October 1998). "The Struggle for Modernity: Echoes of the Dreyfus Affair in Italian Political Culture, 1898-1912". Journal of Contemporary History. 33 (4): 501. doi:10.1177/002200949803300402. S2CID 154027605.
- ^ a b c Corinna del Greco Lobner (1993). "A Giornalista Triestino: James Joyce's Letter to Il Marzocco". Joyce Studies Annual. 4: 184–185. JSTOR 26283691.
External links edit
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