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Il Menabò di letteratura

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Il Menabò di letteratura
Editor
CategoriesCultural magazine
Literary magazine
PublisherGiulio Einaudi
Founder
  • Elio Vittorini
  • Italo Calvino
Founded1959
First issueJune 1959
Final issue1967
CountryItaly
Based inTurin
LanguageItalian
ISSN1722-7143
OCLC10101745

Il Menabò di letteratura was an Italian cultural and literary magazine published between 1959 and 1967. It was based in Turin, Italy.

History and profile

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Il Menabò di letteratura was established in 1959.[1] Its founders were Elio Vittorini and Italo Calvino.[1][2] The first issue appeared in July 1959.[3] Elio Vittorini and Italo Calvino edited the magazine until 1966.[4][5] The magazine, published by Giulio Einaudi,[6] had its headquarters in Torino.[7] It covered monographic topics and included writings of novice Italian authors.[2] It also featured writings on newly developed critical literary theories, including Roland Barthes' theory.[2] It had a left-wing[4] and militant stance.[5]

Il Menabò di letteratura ceased publication in 1967.[5][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Menabò di letteratura, Il". Treccani (in Italian).
  2. ^ a b c Gino Moliterno, ed. (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. London: Routledge. p. 467. ISBN 978-1-134-75876-0.
  3. ^ "Il Menabò" (PDF). Chronique Sitaliennes.
  4. ^ a b Contemporary Authors: 1945 to the Present. New York: Britannicia Educational Publishing. 2013. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-62275-015-3.
  5. ^ a b c Tracy Chevalier, ed. (2012). Encyclopedia of the Essay. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-135-31410-1.
  6. ^ Peter Bondanella (1997). Umberto Eco and the Open Text: Semiotics, Fiction, Popular Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-521-44200-8.
  7. ^ a b "Il Menabò di letteratura". WorldCat. OCLC 10101745. Retrieved 26 November 2016.