L'Italiano was a weekly literary and arts magazine that existed between 1926 and 1942 in Italy. Its full title was L'italiano: rivista settimanale della gente fascista.[1] It is one of the magazines founded and edited by the well-known Italian journalist Leo Longanesi. Its subtitle was Foglio della Rivoluzione Fascista (Italian: Publication of the Fascist Revolution),[2] and its motto was "Mussolini is always right" which was also adopted and employed by the Fascist regime.[3][4]

L'Italiano
Editor-in-chiefLeo Longanesi
Categories
  • Literary magazine
  • Arts magazine
  • Political magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherL'Italiano Editore
FounderLeo Longanesi
Founded1926
First issue14 January 1926
Final issue1942
CountryItaly
Based in
LanguageItalian
OCLC173994792

History and profile

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L'Italiano was established by Leo Longanesi in Bologna in 1926.[2] Its first issue appeared on 14 January that year.[3] In the initial period it was published on a biweekly basis, and the first eight issues heavily covered political writings.[5] From 1927 L'Italiano Editore founded by Leo Longanesi became the publisher of L'Italiano.[3] The headquarters of L'Italiano was moved to Rome.[3] It ceased publication at the end of 1942.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "L'italiano: rivista settimanale della gente fascista" (in Italian). Bologna University Library. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b ""L'Italiano" di Leo Longanesi" (in Italian). Biblioteca Salaborsa. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Longanesi Leo 1905-1957" (in Italian). Arts Life History. November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ Stephen Gundle (Spring 2015). "Laughter Under Fascism: Humour and Ridicule in Italy, 1922–43". History Workshop Journal. 79 (1): 221. doi:10.1093/hwj/dbv007.
  5. ^ a b "Longanesi, Leopoldo" (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ Michela Rosso (2016). "Il Selvaggio 1926–1942: Architectural Polemics and Invective Imagery". Architectural Histories. 4 (1): 1. doi:10.5334/ah.203.